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The U.S. military has largely relied on aerial video from drones, aircraft and satellites to locate and target Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. But new technology could allow the Navy’s fleet of jammer jets to pinpoint battlefield insurgents hiding under cover.

“Three Growlers working together can get you weapons-quality [targeting] tracks really in a meaningfully short period of time, which is a game-changer,” Dan Gillian, the head of Boeing’s Growler program said during a meeting with reporters at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference in Washington.

via New Tech Will Allow Navy To Target with Jamming Pods – Defense One.

That’s a pretty impressive capability they’re planning for the Growler to have. Triangulation is an old technique, but to generate precision targeting quality location is something quite new.

The only real problem here is, there are only 5 Growlers in an air wing. The chances of having three airborne at the same time, and available to work the same target are pretty slim.