EA-6B Prowler

Service: Navy and Marine Corps

Description: The EA-6B Prowler provides an umbrella of protection over strike aircraft 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 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 air strikes and ground troops by interrupting enemy electronic activity.

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Electronic countermeasures
Contractor: Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Propulsion: Two Pratt & Whitney J52-P408 engines (11,200 pounds thrust each)
Length: 59 feet 10 inches (17.7 meters)
Wingspan: 53 feet (15.9 meters)
Height: 16 feet 3 inches (4.9 meters)
Weight: Max gross take-off: 61,000 pounds (27,450 kg)
Speed: Over 500 knots (575 mph, 920 kmh)
Range: Over 1,000 nautical miles (1,150 miles, 1,840 km)
Ceiling: 37,600 feet
Crew: Four: pilot and three electronic countermeasures officers
Armament: AGM-88A HARM missile
Date Deployed: First flight, May 25, 1968; Operational, July 1971

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