The Australian government has taken a significant step towards upgrading Australia’s airborne electronic warfare capability. The country’s Defense Force has selected local firm CEA Technologies to help perform the upgrades to the EA-18G as part of the $6 billion Project AIR 5349 Phase 6 project.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Currently approved funding for the project sits at around $2 billion, with CEA’s cut being $277 million.
The upgrades to Australia’s EA-18G Growler will bring the aircraft up to the latest U.S. capabilities. The upgrades will include a Next-Generation Jammer to replace the aging AN/ALQ-99, sensor upgrades, increasing the stockpile of anti-radiation missiles, and new anti-radiation missiles.
Electronic warfare training ranges and facility upgrades at Amberley base and the Delamere Air Training Area near Katherine will also be part of the project.
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