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EA-18G Growler Killed A Houthi Mi-24 Hind With An AGM-88E Anti-Radiation Missile
[The Warzone] The Navy on Thursday confirmed to The War Zone that one of its EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft used an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) to destroy a Mi-24/35 Hind attack helicopter. This confirms a possible explanation we suggested when a mysterious "kill mark" of a Hind appeared on a Growler deployed aboard the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) in a photo that was released on May 15.
"The first instance of AARGM use in combat was from an E/A-18G deployed on Ike, during this current deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet region," a Navy official told us. The official could not say if that engagement was the same as the one that earned a Growler its Hind kill mark. We initially posited that the kill likely involved an AARGM. "The Hind was reportedly struck on the ground, which is strange for a Growler," The War Zone's Tyler Rogoway tweeted on May 16. "Best guess: they fired AARGM to hit coordinates, not home in on emissions, which it's capable of. It is a good time-sensitive target effector in this way. We'll find out more." Related: Growler 12/30/2023 Commander of an electronic attack squadron on San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson relieved of duty Growler 09/07/2021 IT's ON! :: Nearly Two Dozen Chinese Military Aircraft Violate Taiwan's Airspace Growler 07/11/2019 Washington state sues Navy over expanded operations on Whidbey Island Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-06-09 |
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