10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. A Prowler lands aboard USS George H.W. Bush.: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Card/Released) 140721-N-CZ979-490· Public domain
- 2. EA-6A and EA-6B of VMAQ-2 in flight c1977: U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 3. EA-6B AIP: US Navy· Public domain
- 4. EA-6B Pax River Museum Front View 2: Balon Greyjoy· CC0
- 5. EA-6B Prowler, X-35B Joint Strike Fighter & A-6E Intruder at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 10 February 2024: BrayLockBoy· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. EA-6B Prowler Tinker AFB: Balon Greyjoy· CC0
- 7. EA-6B Prowler from VAQ-138: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Martin S. Fuentes· Public domain
- 8. EA-6B Prowler supporting Joint Endeavor from CVN-73: LT CRAIG WEVLE, USN· Public domain
- 9. EA-6B Prowler takes off from Eielson AFB: Camera Operator: SSGT CHERIE A. THURLBY, USAF· Public domain
- 10. EA-6B Prowlers supporting Northern Watch: Camera Operator: TSGT CECIL D DAW JR, USAF· Public domain
what is it?
The Northrop Grumman (formerly Grumman) EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engined, four-seat, mid-wing electronic-warfare aircraft. Operated by both the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy between 1971 and 2019, it was derived from the A-6 Intruder airframe. The aircraft's immediate predecessor, the EA-6A, was an interim conversion of the A-6 airframe to perform electronic warfare missions during the 1960s.
How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 16.2 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 58 years ago, in 1968.
- Top speed is 8.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 16.2 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Range of 3,745 km: 21× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 1.3× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1968-05-25
- introduced
- 1971
- retired
- 2015
- status
- retired
- number built
- 170
- role
- electronic warfare/attack aircraft
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Grumman
- engines
- 2× Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408A
- length
- 18.2 m
- wingspan
- 16.2 m
- height
- 5.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 27.9 t
- top speed
- 1,048 km/h
- cruise speed
- 774 km/h
- range
- 3,745 km
- ceiling
- 11,460 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q532428, Wikipedia: Grumman EA-6B Prowler (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.