A recently completed Navy airborne electronic-attack force-structure study could -- if endorsed by the Joint Staff and blessed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense -- build the case for buying as many as 30 additional Boeing-built EA-18G Growlers in fiscal year 2017 in order for the Navy to fully support both the joint force and partner nations during operations in contested, anti-access environments. The year-long assessment has been watched closely by Boeing, which is weighing a decision as...
