A round-the-clock telescope, a communication-squelching jet and an anti-shrapnel adhesive
Posted 03.31.2009 at 1:10 pm
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Touchdown The Growler passed its aircraft-carrier landing tests last August
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A U.S. Navy attack jet screams into battle to jam an enemy's communications. Unfortunately, blocking the airwaves is indiscriminate, silencing friendly transmissions in the process. But the Navy’s new EA-18G, known as the Growler, automatically detects and blocks the enemy’s entire spectrum of communications--including radio, radar, Wi-Fi and cellphones--while leaving a UHF channel open for Navy dispatches. It also carries HARM missiles that seek and destroy ground-communications equipment. Coming off its final round of flight tests, it will lead Navy pilots into action in September.
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Wow, that is pretty SIC dude! Awesome image!
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Just another use for duct tape.
this is more like genetically engineered duct tape