Congress should preserve our edge in electronic warfare

When you think of fighter jets, you might think of barrel rolls, nosedives, and Maverick locking on to his target. But what about disrupting radars, jamming enemy communications or quarterbacking the electronic attack game plan?

That might seem more “James Bond” than “Top Gun,” but these are the next-generation capabilities that are beginning to define the air battles of the future.

Unfortunately, budget cuts now threaten to shut down America’s most advanced electronic warfare aircraft, the EA-18G Growler, even though there is an emerging requirement for 50 to 100 additional aircraft.

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