Electronic Attack variant, derived from F/A-18D and due to replace the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. Main specialized equipment include AN/ALQ-218 wideband receivers on the wingtips and AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System. The M61 Vulcan gun has been removed, but AIM-9 Sidewinders and AIM-120 AMRAAMs are retained. The first test aircraft, known as EA-1 made its initial flight in St. Louis on August 15th, 2006 and the 1st Growler for the US NAVY was delivered to VAQ-129 on 4 June, 2008. The NEA-18G designation is used for two F/A-18F airframes (F134 and F135), which were heavily modified as prototypes for the EA-18G Growler. In August 2012, Australia announced it will convert 12 of its 24 F/A-18F fighters to EA-18G, half of which were pre-wired to accept the Growler configuration.

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