Australia is considering equipping half its fleet of Boeing-built Super Hornet warplanes with sophisticated radar and communications jamming technology, giving its military a more potent electronic warfare capability than others in the region.
Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Wednesday the government was looking closely at turning 12 of its new Super Hornet fleet into "Growlers", similar to U.S. aircraft that recently paralysed communications and missile systems in Libya.
"We have to ensure that our air combat capability is up to the mark," Smith told Australian television. "What we are now doing ... is in light of the Libya experience to now start the process of looking very carefully about whether acquiring Growler is in our national interest," he said.
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