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Defense Bills Would Require Navy To Keep EA-18G Growlers

Defense Bills Would Require Navy To Keep EA-18G Growlers
A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler flies over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy Photo)

Both House and Senate versions of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 defense authorization bill would require the Navy to maintain a certain number of EA-18G Growler aircraft after the service sought to retire over two dozen in its budget request. According to a copy of the chairman's mark of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) FY ‘23 defense authorization bill obtained by Defense Daily, it would require the Secretary of the Navy to “maintain a total aircraft inventory of EA-18G…

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