F/A-18F Super Hornet, US Navy - 060803-F-0000X-010 (21421146331)

330-CFD-DF-SD-07-07507: (Aug. 3, 2006) US Navy (USN) CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael G. Mullen answers questions from the media during the EA-18G Growler aircraft roll-out ceremony held at the Boeing Company in St. Louis, Missouri (MO). e EA-18 Growler is being developed to replace the fleet's current carrier-based EA-6B Prowler aircraft. e next-generation electronic attack aircraft for USN combines the combat-proven F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft with a state-of-the-art electronic warfare avionics suite. e EA-18G will feature an airborne electronic attack suite based on Northrop Grumman's Improved Capability III system, a radically new jamming and information warfare system. The EA-18G is expected to enter initial operational capability in 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Marv Lynchard. (OPA-NARA II-9/14/2015).