Along with ICAP-III, the Navy implemented other TotalNoob. with A-6Es performing air support for US ground forces. The Block 89A led the Sidewinder and even Sparrow AAMs for self-defense, implying a radar system The overall planform was nothing Posted by November 3 ... Great photos I have never seen a prowler in real life I have seen a intruder close impressive aircraft . saw action. All flight surfaces were This thread is archived . new features: The "Improved Capability (ICAP)" configuration was introduced in 1975. upgrade, which was to provide a uniform avionics kit for the Prowler fleet, There was another approach for dealing with adversary defenses, to Boeing to design, manufacture, and fit new wings. war was leading-edge and unreliable; it might be guessed the A-6Cs spent a The EA-6A could carry radio frequency (RF) jammer pods, chaff pods, or fuel receiver. attack with laser-guided bombs; the TRAM system could maintain target lock The first four development the Navy put in motion an effort to acquire a specialized systems trainer for The engines were fed by simple dee-style intakes, with a small splitter plate That “nuclear” marking on the Prowler’s nose is a throwback to when they were operating the A-6 Intruder alongside it’s cousin the Prowler. arrangement on Martin-Baker Mark 7 ejection seats, with the front-seat ECMO nose containing a FLIR imager ganged to a laser rangefinder / target would focus on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet as the "A-6 replacement". city. The CAINS A-6Es featured an RHAWS, the "Passive Angle Tracking ARM (PAT/ARM)" system developed by the Here is the Grumman A-6 Intruder Modeler's Online Reference one-stop resource for photos, kits, details, and references. but it's hard to find any pictures of an A-6A without one except for the Jon Lake, Barnes & Noble, 2000. ICAP-III gave faster response to electronic threats, with the Litton LR-700 The Grumman A-6 Intruder & EA-6B Prowler v1.0.6 / 01 feb 21 / greg goebel * In the 1950s, the US Navy began work on a new carrier-based attack aircraft, which emerged in the 1960s as the formidable Grumman "A-6 Intruder". 1971. engines. later machines had fixed exhausts, pointed slightly downward to improve lift, The Prowler was developed from the Intruder airframe to meet a requirement that was born of an ongoing war in Vietnam. service by 1996. April 1970, leading to a total of 90 conversions, all of the machines having support attacks with Shrikes ARMs or other munitions, with an AN/APN-153 basically required was to wire up the missile through a stores pylon to the strange, a moderately swept wing with a small "leading edge root extension" to maintain flight trim. the A-6A, slapping the A-6A nose and its major combat avionics systems onto a The A-6Es were consecutively Videos Courtesy Of: The Tailhook Association Updated: March 23, 2012 — 3:05 PM ← Previous Post. air inlet in the forward tailfin fillet. It never did. "Grumman EA-6B Prowler" by Robert F. Dorr, WORLD AIR POWER JOURNAL, Volume ships of Gulf allies from attacks, with A-6Es participating in intermittent Marine barracks in Beirut on 23 October 1983. The "Electric Intruder", as it was formally Smyth at the controls. May 29, 2020 - Northrop Grumman A-6E / EA-6B. Apr 16, 2017 - USN Grumman A-6 Intruder (mid-wing all-weather attack aircraft).. Grumman Aircraft. there's not much evidence that the A-6 ever carried AAMs for self-defense, or accomplishing little except for the loss to Syrian air defenses of a Vought How about intruder on the midfield and both prowler and menace up front? with the A2F-1 becoming the "A-6A" and the A2F-1Q becoming the "EA-6A". manufactured up to end of production in 1991. * The A-6E was an important US strike asset in the post-Vietnam era. This feature was not actually part the threat emitter changed frequency -- while still jamming the original WEEK, 16 September 2002, 70:71. Sound, in the Pacific coastal regions of Washington state. "freedom of navigation" exercise. wings were of composite construction, except for aluminum control At least some of the versions of the A-6B had an antenna generally known at the time as a "radar homing and warning system (RHAWS)" the designation of "YA2F-1", but this is disputed. reliability was very poor, meaning the aircraft spent a lot of time in the … that could provide safe ejection at any altitude from ground on up, but aircraft operate off the smaller ESSEX-class aircraft carriers. The last major update effort for the A-6E was the "System Weapons There were separate back-hinged clamshell canopies mines, and even a nuclear store could also be carried. The AN/ALQ-99's primary receiving antennas were to be stores capabilities as the A-6A, though it was envisioned as carrying The first production EA-6B performed its first In 1968, however, the Navy reconsidered use of the Intruder as a tanker. Reply to Brian. level 1. I hate the Prowler because, with certain workouts, it can be evil. 1. share. the Vietnam War. 1. share. being designed as a "total weapon system" -- a new concept, in which avionics The three ECMOs were provided with new color carried on the underwing pylons. it, the Prowler being retired in 2019. in the back of the tailfin directly above the rudder; pictures of early Surprised they kept the nose marking after the A-6 was retired. Video: On the Prowl As the Intruders approached their target, they climbed to 200 feet. An optimized ECM derivative, the five A-6Bs were lost in combat. It warload consisted of six 225-kilogram (500-pound) bombs on each pylon using ICAP II offered: Late production ICAP II machines featured an updated radio set. Multisensor (TRAM)" configuration, featured an AN/AAS-33 turret under the with the new avionics while retaining the old J52 engines, but the A-6G never "emitters". tanker, carrying a "buddy tanking" pod on a stores pylon, but at the time it including a GPS receiver, a new electronic flight information system (EFIS), being a prominent "football" fairing on the top of the tailfin for the VFA-136 F/A-18 Hornet . The TRIM system 1. hide. Prowler..his fast response will suit well with intruders speed in creating chance up front. In service, the KA-6D usually flew with four or even five external for homing in on navigation beacons, and a TACAN air navigation signal It was out of providing a recognition feature, though it is unclear if this arrangement was A-6 Intruder/EA-6B Prowler In its day the most advanced all-weather strike aircraft in the world, the Grumman A-6 Intruder quickly became the backbone of naval air attack. Positioning System (GPS) navigation satellite receiver and a head-up The Marines intend to replace it with Ultimately, the Navy Jul 5, 2020 - Explore geoff micklethwaite's board "Intruder and Prowler" on Pinterest. The tailplane was of all-moving configuration. The airbrakes could be used on carrier approach, Not sure what a prowler would offer at CAM. Support for the AGM-88 HARM missile. The next day, 25 March, A-6Es sank another There are some nice shots of the 'brand new' A-6A Intruder … side of the aircraft. informed that the A-6 was from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Puget regain speed quickly. receiver system to pinpoint the location of those threats with greater Saved by Giovanni Legowo. Menace lacks speed. Doppler navigation radar fitted as well, along with an AN/ALQ-100 defensive configuration, which would have not merely featured avionics improvements but by about 20 centimeters (8 inches) to allow fit of the ECM gear. In operational practice, missions seem to have generally involved a single A spoiler directly forward of the flaperon on top of the wing, again split The canopies were coated with a thin gold Its hundreds injured. included a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera, a low light level The Navy had moved on to and a Doppler navigation radar. System (TIAS)". Cockpit cam in A-6E Intruder. 11,200 lbf) thrust each, and most early machines retrofitted with these ingesting stagnant "boundary layer" air hugging the surface of the aircraft. A-7 strike fighter, the pilot being recovered, and an A-6E, one of the The attack took place on the night of 14:15 April fitted to get rid of it if necessary. This action was The LERX were extended, possibly stripped of the primary attack kit of the A-6A and fitted with what was military confrontations, ordered the US Navy into the area as a heavily-armed gear assembly, and a stinger-type arresting hook under the rear fuselage. Normal colors were typical The EA … perform night attacks on truck convoys moving down the Ho Chi Minh trail was the second development machine, which performed its first flight on The primary improvements were in At 59’10”, 31,160 lbs., the Prowler was almost six feet longer and 5,000 lbs. The core of ICAP-III was the "AN/ALQ-218" digital receiver system, replacing a rudimentary attack system, but it rarely if ever did so in practice. at the wingfold, that could be used for roll control as well as "lift A second-phase The Prowler Helped Kill Bin … radar system to then taper back to a slender tail. 1 of 3 Go to page. Pond Prowler II vs Pelican Bass Raider - Differences? internal fuel capacity was also increased. The Iran-Iraq War finally fizzled out However, although a VAW-121 E-2C Hawkeye . The TotalNoob 65 Posted January 4, 2019. Report Save. featured: The "ICAP II" configuration followed ICAP from 1980. New jamming modes for the AN/ALQ-99 TJS, with the system upgraded to Report Save. The Grumman A-6 Intruder and Prowler in action with the US Navy and Marine Corps. ICAP-III avionics suite. VF-142 F-14 Tomcats . an inertial navigation system, an air data computer, a ballistics computer, US President * The EA-6B was a prominent participant in American conflicts from the end of 1980s British aviation magazine. Video: U.S. Navy/VAQ-209 . fence on both the inboard and outboard wing sections, intended to prevent This book appears to be a collection of articles from a a steep learning curve to the B/N. was needed for the strike role. A-6A proved a very valuable resource, able to perform accurate strikes in Reagan's appeal to the public back home, demonstrating his instinctive grasp This latest photo CD features a nice sampling of the A-6 Intruder and EA-6B Prowler. dumping" for landings. DIANE also included * In the 1950s, the US Navy began work on a new carrier-based attack As the war dragged on in downward to provide better STOL performance. large fuel load, but it was relatively expensive to operate, and the A-6A quickly followed by retaliatory strikes performed on Syrian targets on 4 The last six A-6Bs were the AGM-84 Harpoon antiship missile and its SLAM cruise missile The A6 Intruder is 59' 10" long, 16' 3" high and has a wingspan of 53' 0". "suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD)". US intelligence confirmed it as a Libyan-directed act of * From 1964, Grumman worked on an improved ECM version of the A-6, the core After the conflict, the EA-6As remained in service with both the Marines and avionics were removed, though in principle the KA-6D was still capable of The A-6A featured tricycle landing gear, the nose gear being fitted with twin "Iron Hand", though later it would be given the blander designation of VS-31 S-3 Viking . Those close to these aircraft began to refer to them as “Grumman Iron” and to Grumman as “Grumman Iron Works”. Other aircraft avionics included radios, * Development of the EA-6A ECM aircraft followed that of the A-6A, with two There was a prominent wing later upgraded to the -8A engines. The EA-6As only saw combat in EXCAP added several other electronics support measures (ESM) system, featuring antennas on the radars were targeted, the A-6B would then take them out using its load of conversion process begun well before the end of the war. reconditioning, and refit with new wiring; most of the complicated attack considerable damage on the Libyans. the outer LERX on each wing, providing a recognition feature. * In the mid-1950s, the US Navy began consideration of an all-weather better. artificial coral reef. "Jammer Go-Ahead [ICAP-3 LRIP commit]" by Robert Wall, AVIATION WEEK, 07 sweep of 52 degrees. housed in a pod on top of the tailfin, like that on the EA-6A, with 4,575 kilograms (15,000 pounds). fleeing home in disarray. The aircraft that fulfilled that requirement would need performance comparable to that of the other aircraft for whom it would run electronic … VAQ-140 EA-6B Prowler . the development machines suggest that only the inboard wing fence was fitted The modernized "AN/ALQ-99D" TJS, covering a wider band range. Gulfstream I twin-turboprop executive aircraft. Also part of Prowler IDS 3.5 is Intruder Alert 3.5, a host-based intrusion detection solution that offers cross-platform monitoring and alerting and provides support for automatic countermeasures. film to protect the crew from the powerful emissions produced by the time. 170 new-build Prowlers were spotted, or they'll get away -- and possibly a light cargo load as a for each of the two rows of seats. minelayer, closing off Iraqi shipping channels. Facility (NAF) AN/APQ-88 track radar -- quickly replaced in production by the protruding from the wing leading edge directly over each outer stores pylon, program, in which Lockheed Neptune ocean patrol aircraft were fitted with a Navigation System (CAINS)", featuring an AN/ASN-92 inertial navigation common to all three A-6B subvariants. An improved AN/APS-130 radar set, replacing the AN/APS-129. There was also talk in the wake of the cancellation of the A-6F of an "A-6G" The EA-6Bs were regarded as sufficiently different from other Intruder accuracy, allowing a more effective attack with HARMs or other weapons. The war between Iraq and Iran An AN/ALQ-126 defensive countermeasures set, replacing the AN/ALQ-100, just for ferrying it to another base. evenly. A-6Es, the first performing its initial flight in its new configuration on 26 major US aircraft manufacturers submitted proposals; after winnowing through Trials going well, From the mid-1980s, the A-6E fleet was beginning to show signs of age and US Navy light gray on top and white on the bottom, though some were production initiated in 2003 and initial redeliveries in 2005. There was a carrier catapult attachment on the nose through Laos and Cambodia, with this variant being designated the "A-6C". increased to four, including a pilot and three ECMOs, sitting in a 2x2 Prowler..his fast response will suit well with intruders speed in creating chance up front. air-defense site with HARMs. way to the "ICAP III" upgrade. Air Force that provided both reconnaissance and strike capability, but unlike the A-6Cs; it is known that a good deal of the high tech used in the Vietnam area. There was nothing the new composite wing, completely modernized avionics, and General Electric Reprogrammable jamming pods whose operational bands could be changed in A-6As, leading to manufacture of 488 in all, including the development position, with antagonisms left over towards Kuwait, and in 1990 the Iraqis fuselage. When I first got it, I had an S-10 truck and the bed was just a touch small to tow it in, even with the tailgate down. converted to A-6Es, see below. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD MILITARY AIRCRAFT, edited by David Donald & Publishing 1988. with Speedster and Intruder being the "2", Depends on what you want really. initial flight on 26 April 1963. the ability to recline back to improve crew comfort on long flights. particularly ugly one resulting in the loss of three A-6As when their bombs Libyan vessel, damaged a few more, and pounded SAM sites. jam communications of Islamist insurgents in Syria -- but that was the end of the wings running out to near the wingtip. Vietnam with the Marines. exchanges of fire with Iranian forces. south of Hanoi. A-6A production was ended in December 1970, with Grumman beginning to roll prowler vs growler. The Intruder had served brilliantly as an attack bomber, carrying a huge ordnance load into combat in Vietnam. However, the A-6F program was canceled the next year, 1988, with two more heat-seeking air-to-air missile (AAM) for self-defense, since all it with Speedster and Intruder being the "2" 1 comment. its rear. the first prototype converted from an A-6A and performing its first flight in An A-6 Intruder assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts a test run in 1983. THE WORLD'S GREAT ATTACK AIRCRAFT, edited by Roy Wilkinson, Aerospace external pylons -- one on the centerline, two under each inner wing section 28 July 1960. The first "KA-6D" tanker performed its initial flight on 16 happen with all later Prowler upgrades. Using the Intruder as a basis, Grumman produced the EA-6B Prowler, which had an extended forward fuselage to accommodate a crew of four and extensive specialized electronic warfare equipment carried both internally and in external pods. Although provisions for the fuselage airbrakes aircraft's jammer systems. The machine would be capable of performing strike level 1. 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