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| CGI of an Australian E/A-18G Growler |
By: ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN
The Royal Australian Air Force's first Boeing EA-18G Growler has entered production at Northrop Grumman’s El Segundo plant in California.
As with every "classic" Boeing F/A-18 Hornet and E/F-model Super Hornet before it, Northrop will build the centre and rear fuselage of the Growler before shipping it to Boeing for final assembly and flight testing in St Louis, Missouri.
Australia's lead aircraft, which will be numbered A46-301, is the first of 12 EA-18Gs on order for the nation's air force. It is expected to roll out in mid-2015, before conducting a 12-month flight test campaign with the US Navy in order to meet Australian airworthiness requirements.
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