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The US Navy’s EA-18G Growler made Venezuela pay

Operation Absolute Resolve relied on overwhelming airpower to blind Venezuela’s defenses and enable the capture of Nicolás ...
The only US military aerial electronic attack (EA) platforms, the US Navy (USN) EA-18G Growlers, were part of the force that paved the way for the 3 January US attack ...
The US deployed its once neglected Growler jets to roar and scramble Venezuela’s defense system, leaving Caracas blind and ...
An EA-18G from the US Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on December 17, 2025. The aircraft carries an AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile ...
In the surprise military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. Navy’s ...
G Growler aircraft were sent alongside F-22s, F-35s, F-18 jet fighters and B-1 bombers so that electronic warfare could be ...
Khaberni - Among more than 150 American warplanes that flew over Venezuela last weekend, there was the 'Growler,' a jet ...
US Growler jets reportedly played a key role in blinding Venezuela’s air defences by jamming radar and military ...
The U.S. used the jet for jamming and spoofing Venezuela’s air defense. It is a key tool in the military’s renewed focus on ...
Electronic warfare aircraft played a decisive role in the US operation that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according ...