The 2020 edition of the annual Growler Ball video marks the 50th Anniversary of VAQ-129 Vikings, the Electronic Attack Fleet Replacement…
EA-6B Prowler
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Here’s why the EA-6B Prowler had a “nuclear trefoil nose art”
by Dario Leone‘It was a visual aid for the Landing Signal Officers, aka “Paddles,” pilots who are trained to observe and grade landing…
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Aviation HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
An In-Depth Analysis of how Serbs Were Able to Shoot Down An F-117 Stealth Fighter during Operation Allied Force
by Dario Leone‘How were the Serbs able to shoot down an F-117 stealth aircraft? Through a combination of Complacency, Strategy and Luck,’ Chris Morehouse, Aerospace Engineer at U.S.…
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The USMC deactivated VMAQ-2 “Death Jesters,” the service final electronic attack squadron in a ceremony on Mar. 8, 2019 at Cherry…
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“The mission of the Prowler is and always has been to deny, degrade and disrupt the enemy’s use of the electromagnetic…
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“VMAQ-2′s deactivation in FY19 will mark the end of the EA-6B’s service in the Marine Corps, as well as its continuous…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
EA-18G to get machine learning algorithms to counter fast-changing enemy radars
by Dario LeoneMachine learning could help the EA-18G Growler’s crew locate the hostile radar signals among the noise, and then direct the aircraft’s…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
FOOTAGE SHOWS RAAF EA-18G GROWLER INCIDENT AT NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE
by Dario LeoneThe EA-18G Growler incident on Saturday was an aborted takeoff. The aircraft subsequently caught fire As we have previously reported, on Jan.…
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VMAQ-4 mission was to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by conducting airborne electronic warfare, day or night, under all weather…
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Military Aviation
AS USMC EA-6Bs CELEBRATE THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY, THE PROWLER FLIES TOWARD SUNDOWN
by Dario LeoneThe EA-6B Prowler has supported U.S. Marine Corps and coalition forces worldwide since 1977 As remembered by Cpl. Jason Jimenez, Marine Corps…