Good point all. Let's just say that EA and stealth are in many ways mutually exclusive. If I had to guess, the Marines are just going to bail on their organic EA capes once Prowler goes away. They're going to be lucky to get any 35Bs, much less an EA model.Since the F-18G is a brand new airframe, why would they be looking to replace it with an aircraft that should be being built in the next 5-10 years? By the time the Growler is old enough that it will need to be replaced, Unmanned systems should be more than capable of handling that mission.
I realize that stealth technology is a true panacea, but if the role of the aircraft is to jam electronic transmissions (radar and comms), then I really don't think it's too worried about hiding from those same radars that is is jamming...
Of course, what do I know, I'm only a helo bubba.
Brett