Preliminary
Growler NATOPS (flight) manual: (slow download) page 62 of 862 pages quote:
https://info.publicintelligence.net/E18-G-000.pdf (21.5Mb)
"...The Mission of the EA−18G is the Suppression of hostile Search, Acquisition, Tracking, and Guidance Radar Systems, and RF Communications that might be employed against ownship and other friendly (specifically the protected entity) aircraft. This Mission encompasses protection of friendly aircraft as they enter and depart a battlefield region, as well as during the friendly aircrafts’ Mission (Strike Fighter) in that battlefield region. The Mission is accomplished through means of Electronic Attack, and/or Weapons delivery, to the Threat. This new Mission is for the protection of multiple friendly aircraft in a multiple hostile threat environment. The Electronic Attack portion of this Mission is accomplished via the Crew Vehicle Interface (CVI) with the AEA Subsystem functionality controlled through the mission computers (MCs). This interface includes both Display of Threat Situational Awareness (SA) provided by AEA Subsystem Threat detection Trackfile information processed in the AMCs, and a Command and Control Interface of the AEA Subsystem through the AMCs via options on the Display Formats, and Cockpit Hand Controls that provide Hands On Throttle And Stick (HOTAS) switches. The EA−18G employs EW tactics as offensive measures. Offensive jamming is the primary function of the EA−18G...."