FINLAND PONDERS GROWLER: Finland has received U.S. government approval to buy the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G “Growler” EW (electronic warfare) aircraft. Finland is the second nation to receive a Pentagon “OK” to buy the advanced electronic warfare aircraft. Why? From the post: “Finland has made it clear that it needs some world-class aerial EW to deal with the Russian threat.” Fallout from the Crimea invasion and annexation continues.