The EA-6B packs a number of extremely sensitive receivers internally, which collect and analyze enemy electromagnetic transmissions.
Prowlers can also hunt down radars, using HARMs for the hard kill.
Thus blinded, the enemy will find it extremely difficult to defend against an incoming carrier strike package. With the recent Air Force decision to abandon the tactical jamming mission, Prowlers form the heart of the national electronic warfare capability, and Air Force crews are now being trained for Prowler duty. Carrier-based Prowlers deploy in squadrons of four aircraft, and this is not expected to change. Back to Vulture's Row homepage.