2002年4月5日,由波音公司生产的一架EA-18电子战飞机装载着3套ALQ—99战术电子干扰机进行了首次飞行。在这次试飞中,对飞机的噪声、振动以及飞行品质等方面都进行了测试。如果一切顺利的话,EA-18很有可能成为美国海军、空军和海军陆战队三军共同使用的下一代主力电子战飞机。飞机电子对抗的历史回顾在1991年“沙漠风暴”军事行动之前,电子作战任务并没有引起人们的太大注意,其重要程度相对于执行战术攻击任务的飞机而言要低得 On April 5, 2002, an EA-18 EW aircraft produced by Boeing was first flown on board with three ALQ-99 tactical electronic jammers. In this test flight, the aircraft noise, vibration and flight quality were tested. If all goes well, the EA-18 is likely to be the next major generation of electronic warfare aircraft to be used jointly by the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Historical Review of Aircraft Electronic Warfare Prior to the Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the electronic warfare mission did not attract much attention, and its importance was lower than that of aircraft carrying out tactical attack missions