A-10 warthog successor

aim9xray said:
They sold their souls (and traded off force capability in some areas) for the STOVL successor to the Harrier.
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From the point of "only having one type of fighter to support with spare parts" it makes sense.

But it ties them to the USN for having any electronic attack, when before the USMC had all the different parts necessary in house.
 
Scott Kenny said:
From the point of "only having one type of fighter to support with spare parts" it makes sense.

But it ties them to the USN for having any electronic attack, when before the USMC had all the different parts necessary in house.
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They're tied to momma Navy's apron strings for more than just that. But yeah, it's unclear what Marine Air are using for EW, er EA, er Spectrum Dominance.
 
aim9xray said:
Scott Kenny said:
Can't believe that the USMC didn't keep the Electronic Attack squadrons...
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They're tied to momma Navy's apron strings for more than just that. But yeah, it's unclear what Marine Air are using for EW, er EA, er Spectrum Dominance.
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The USMC says that the EW modes of the radar system on the F-35s, working with its DECM system, provides as much protection as the EA-6Bs did... for the immediate proximity of the F-35 at least.

They admit that they give up area jamming, but say that that is only needed for large strike packages, which the USMC rarely does without USN/USAF being involved as well.


That and the USMC is tired of covering the USAF's ass in-theatre (most of the sorties flown by USMC EA-6Bs over the 15 years before their retirement in early 2019 were in support of USAF missions, not USMC ones.
 
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BlackBat242 said:
The USMC says that the EW modes of the radar system on the F-35s, working with its DECM system, provides as much protection as the EA-6Bs did... for the immediate proximity of the F-35 at least.

They admit that they give up area jamming, but say that that is only needed for large strike packages, which the USMC rarely does without USN/USAF being involved as well.
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Fair enough.


BlackBat242 said:
That and the USMC is tired of covering the USAF's ass in-theatre (most of the sorties flown by USMC EA-6Bs over the 15 years before their retirement in early 2019 were in support of USAF missions, not USMC ones.
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Can't say I blame them for that. USAF wrote off their EF-111s without a replacement, and basically demanded the USN/USMC provide jammers.
 

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