EA-6B PROWLER
The EA-6B Prowler
electronic warfare aircraft - which played a key role in suppressing enemy
air defenses during Operation Desert Storm - enhances the strike capabilities
not only of carrier air wings but of U.S. Air Force and allied forces as
well. The decision to retire the Air Force EF-111A Raven and to assign
all Department of Defense radar jamming missions to the Prowler adds to
the significance of the EA-6B in joint warfare. With its jamming and High-Speed
Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) capability, the Prowler is a unique national
asset that will be deployed from land bases and aircraft carriers. Its
ability to monitor the electromagnetic spectrum and actively deny an adversary's
use of radar and communications is unmatched by any airborne platform worldwide.
In the coming years, the Prowler fleet will be modernized and upgraded
to keep the aircraft and its systems abreast of evolving threats and to
maintain aircraft safety. The Block 89A upgrade program will address structural
and supportability problems associated with aging aircraft and includes
numerous avionics improvements for
safety of flight and joint interoperability. Later improvements to
the Prowler's AN/ALQ-99 tactical jamming system, including the Improved
Capabilities (ICAP) III upgrade, new high and low frequency transmitters,
and continuing structural enhancements, will ensure that the EA-6B remains
the world's premier tactical electronic warfare platform and a force multiplier
for years to come.
System
Overview Safety Affordable
Avionics C4/ISR Aircraft
Carriers Carrier
Air Wings
F-14
Tomcat F/A-18
Hornet Joint
Strike Fighter Airborne
Reconnaissance Vision E-2C
Hawkeye S-3B
Viking
ES-3A
Shadow Common
Support Aircraft EA-6B
Prowler Helicopter
Master Plan
Marine
Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Marine
Corps Rotary-Wing Aircraft P-3C
Orion EP-3E
Aries II E-6A/B
Mercury
Air-to-Air
Missiles Air-to-Ground
Weapons Air-to-Subsurface
Weapons Naval
Reserve Aviation Logistics
Airlift
Training
Aircraft Aircrew
Training Aviation
Specialized Skills Training Logistics Expeditionary
Airfields
Air
Traffic Control Ranges
and Airfields