Boeing is ready to integrate key subsystems into the Navy’s EA-18G Growler aircraft, which, as of right now, is the only electronic jamming aircraft on the horizon. The Navy plans to retire the joint USAF-Navy use EA-6B Prowler and USAF changed its strategy, opting not to pursue a B-52 standoff jammer. (At least one group of lawmakers is not pleased.) Boeing has to verify more than 2,400 test points before the airborne electronic attack avionics suite is loaded onto the first flight test aircraft. The initial flight is slated for this fall.
Loved Ones Mourn 6 Airmen Killed in KC-135 Crash
March 16, 2026
Tributes to the six crew members that died in the KC-135 Stratotanker crash in Iraq have flooded social media since the Pentagon released their identities March 14. They were the first Airmen to die while supporting Operation Epic Fury against Iran.