Model Builder International Mar. 2015 Vol. 1 Issue 1 MBI Mar. 2015 Vol 1 Issue 1 | Page 6

ea-6b prowler
Florent Welter

The EA-6B Prowler has a primary mission
to suppress enemy air defenses in support
of allied strike aircraft and ground troops.
The Prowler achieves its mission objectives
by interrupting the enemy’s electronic activity and obtaining tactical electronic intelligence within the combat zone.
The EA-6B Prowler is a long-range,
all-weather aircraft with advanced electronic
countermeasures capability. The aircraft is
manufactured by the Northrop Grumman
Systems Corporation. It is a twin-engine,
mid-wing configured aircraft that has a side
by-side cockpit arrangement. The electronics on board the EA-6B include the following; ALQ-218

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receiver system, the ALQ-99 pod mounted tactical jamming
system, the USQ-113 communications jamming system, and the AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile
(HARM). The Improved Capability (ICAP) III upgrades the
on board receiving system. The system provides an accurate threat emitter geo-location and selective reactive
jamming capability against modern threat systems.Also,
the Multi-functional Information Distribution System (MIDS)
gives a greater situational awareness to the crew of the
Prowler. The Navy plans to complete its transition to the
EA-18G Growler in 2015. And, the Marine Corps plans to
fly the aircraft until its removal from ser