The US deployed its once-neglected Growler jets to roar and scramble Venezuela’s defense system, leaving Caracas blind and unable to protect its now-captured leader Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.
The Boeing EA-18G Growler jets were among the more than 150 US warplanes deployed to assist in the raid on Maduro’s military compound on Jan. 3, with the aircraft playing a key role in crippling Venezuela’s response time, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The US deployed its EA-18G Growler jets to take down Venezuela’s radars during the raid on Caracas last week.
The Growlers — a series of 2008 jets that have seen a resurgence of popularity in the Ukraine war — specialize in electronic warfare, locating enemy radars and jamming them.
The sophisticated jet, which can reach a max speed of 1,381 mph with a crew of two, effectively floods enemy equipment with signals, drowning out the connection between the tech and its operators.
The jet, which carries large pods under its wings and belly to detect enemy signals, also carries anti-radiation missiles that can detect and destroy foreign radars.
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