Service: Navy and Marine
Corps
Service: Navy and Marine
Corps
Description: The EA-6B Prowler provides an umbrella of protection over strike aircraft, ground troops and ships by jamming enemy radar, electronic data links and communications.
Features: The EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine, mid-wing aircraft
manufactured by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Corporation as a modification of the
basic A-6 Intruder air frame. Designed for carrier and advanced base
operations, the Prowler is a fully integrated electronic warfare system
combining long-range, all-weather capabilities with advanced electronic
countermeasures. A forward equipment bay, and pod-shaped faring on the vertical
fin, house the additional avionics equipment. The side-by-side cockpit
arrangement gives maximum efficiency, visibility and comfort.
Background: The primary mission of the aircraft is to support strike aircraft and ground troops by interrupting enemy electronic activity and obtaining tactical electronic intelligence within a combat area.
Points of Contact:
Navy:
Naval Air Systems Command
Public Affairs Department
47123 Buse Road, Unit IPT
Bldg. 2272, Suite 075
Patuxent River, MD 20670-5440
(301)757-1487
Marine Corps:
Headquarters USMC
Division of Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20380-1775
(703) 614-1492