Join Captain Sterling Gilliam and John "RAIN" Waters as they take you thought this exhilarating docs-series on the EA6B Prowler. Special sneak peak and footage from the National Naval Air Museum in Pensacola Florida.
Special Thanks to Sterling and the National Naval Air Museum.
NHHC Director named Sterling Gilliam, of Henderson, N.C., a retired Navy captain and career naval aviator.
Gilliam began his naval career at NAS Pensacola with graduation from Aviation Officer Candidate School in 1983. Ironically, he received his commission from Rasmussen, who at the time was the commanding officer of the Naval Aviation Schools Command. Gilliam went on to log more than 4,600 flight hours in 22 different naval aircraft and accumulated more than 1,300 carrier arrested landings. He has commanded a carrier-based Electronic Attack Squadron, a Fleet Replacement Squadron and a deployed Carrier Air Wing. Gilliam’s final tour was as the Professor of Naval Science at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is a life member of the Tailhook Association having served as the association’s president from 2010-2015.
EA6B Prowler Fighter Aircraft
Services: USN, USMC Propulsion: 2x Pratt & Whitney J52-P408 engines Armament: 4× AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missiles; AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) external pods Airspeed: 500 Kts Range: 1,000 nm Crew: Pilot and three electronic countermeasures officers
Since the Vietnam war, the EA-6B Prowler has been the U.S. Navy’s primary carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, jamming enemy radars and providing an umbrella of protection for enemy tracking systems for U.S. attack and fighter aircraft.
Based on the A-6 Intruder ground attack aircraft, the Prowler is a twin-engine, mid-wing configured aircraft that has a side by-side cockpit arrangement. The EA-6B war fighting systems includes the ALQ-99 on board receiver, the ALQ-99 pod mounted jamming system, the USQ-113 communications jamming system and the HARM missile.
Two significant upgrades now in development are the Improved Capability (ICAP III) and the Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS). The ICAP III, approved for Low Rate Initial Production in June 2003, upgrades the on board receiving system, providing an accurate threat emitter geo-locator and a selective reactive jamming capability against modern threat systems. The ICAP III upgrade includes new cockpit displays, improved systems connectivity, and improved system reliability.
The MIDS upgrade provides the ability to receive and utilize data via the Link 16 tactical data link. The Initial Operational Capabilities are planned for March and November 2005, respectively.
More recently, the EA-6B has been adapted to intercept communications and it has been used extensively to jam or activate radio controlled improvised explosive devices in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The EA-6B Prowler is gradually being replaced by the EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft.
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