The EA-6B Prowler is a carrier based eletronic warfare aircraft developed by Grumman. The primary mission is to protect fleet surface units and other aircraft by jamming hostile radars and communications. In 1995 the EF-111 Raven retired, then left the EA-6B the only radar jammer in DoD. Five new squadrons were stood up, and four of them are dedicated to supporting USAF Aerospace Expeditionary Force wings.

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EA-6B“徘徊者”是美国格鲁门公司研制的舰载电子战飞机，其主要任务是干扰敌方的雷达和通信系统，保护舰队水面舰艇和其他作战飞机。1995年美军的EF-111“渡鸦”电子战飞机退役后，EA-6B成为美国防部唯一的电子战飞机。美军建立了五个相应的新的作战中队，其中四个专门用于支援美国空军远征部队。

The EA-6B is the transition from the EA-6A aircraft. The contract is signed in 1966, first flight in Jan 1971, total production 170 which all deployed before 1991. Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) continued to provide detachments to Carrier Air Wing Five on board the USS Midway. In 1980 VMAQ-2 completed its assignment aboard the Midway and began shore-based rotations with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Iwakuni, Japan. Detachments were subsequently sent back to sea duty aboard the USS Saratoga and USS America. Marine Prowlers supported from the carrier Navy and Air Force strikes against Libya (1986) during Operation Eldorado Canyon.

EA-6B是EA-6A电子战机的改型。其合同于1966年签订，71年1月首飞，共生产了170架，均于1991年前服役。布置在“中途岛”号航母上的美国海军陆战队电子战第二中队首先开始使用EA-6B，1980年该中队完成了上舰的部署，驻扎在日本横须贺基地。后来该中队还曾在“萨拉托加”号、“美国”号航母上服役。上述EA-6B在1986年美国空袭利比亚的“黄金峡谷”行动中支援了海军和空军飞机。

The EA-6 is derived from the two-seater A-6 Intruder attack aircraft. The basic airframe was stretched and strengthened to accommodate a four-seat cockpit. Another distinguishing feature is the pod-shaped fairing at the top of the vertical fin. The heart of the EA-6B is the AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System. And it can carry up to five pods (one belly mounted and two on each wing). Each pod

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