EA-6B Prowler / USN U.S. Navy and the Air Force grounded

and the Air Force grounded 57 of the planes on 10 occasions due to problems with the engines

will offer room for up to 6 astronauts

To increase operational flexibility

designated O-2

At the end of 1944

EA-6B Prowler / USN U.S. Navy and the Air Force groundedGrumman EA 6B Prowler airplane model. The Grumman (now Northrop Grumman) EA 6B Prowler is a unique national asset that can be deployed from land bases and aircraft carriers to monitor the electromagnetic spectrum and actively deny an adversary the use of radar and communications. The EA 6B is a unique, high demand low volume (HDLV) national asset that provides electronic attack for the Navy, Marines, and Air Force. The EA 6B Prowler was designed to