The Navy's EA-18G Growler suffered cost breaches in its research and development, procurement and operations and sustainment accounts because of an increased buy in fiscal year 2016 and increased funding for electronic warfare components, according to the program's latest selected acquisition report obtained by Inside Defense . Congress added an additional seven Growlers to the service's original FY-16 budget request, which caused a cost breach in the procurement and O&S accounts. The R&D account cost breach is attributed to enhancements...
