The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the last two of 12 EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft from Boeing.

Australia received the aircraft under a foreign military sales agreement signed with Boeing in 2014.

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Based at RAAF Base Amberley, the entire fleet of Growlers would provide an advanced new capability for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

Australia Defence Minister Marise Payne said: “We are the only country outside the United States operating the EA-18G Growler and the full fleet arrival represents a significant leap forward in joint electronic warfare capability.

“These aircraft are able to support the full spectrum of defence missions, including operations with coalition partners.

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“The EA-18G Growlers will work with army and navy to deliver a networked joint force able to manoeuvre and fight in the electromagnetic spectrum.”

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"We are the only country outside the United States operating the EA-18G Growler and the full fleet arrival represents a significant leap forward in joint electronic warfare capability."

The Growlers have successfully completed weapon firings and integration flights with RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets and US Navy EA-18G Growlers as part of Operational Test and Evaluation.

Based on the F/A-18F Super Hornet airframe, the Growler is equipped with additional avionics, enhanced radio frequency receivers, an improved communications suite, and radio-frequency jamming pods that enable it to block enemy systems.

It is capable of providing force-level electronic warfare support by disrupting, deceiving or denying a broad range of military electronic systems, including radars and communications, RAAF stated.

The airborne electronic attack aircraft is said to provide a complementary capability to the F/A-18F Super Hornet and the F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.

Image: A pair of RAAF EA-18G Growlers. Photo: courtesy of the Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence.