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An EA-6B Prowler lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). In 2007, it was reported that the Prowler had been used in counter improvised explosive device operations in the conflict in Afghanistan for several years by jamming remote detonation devices such as garage door openers or cellular telephones. [33]
AN/APS-15 H2X 10 GHz/X band bombing and navigational radar nicknamed as Mickey (equivalent to 3 GHz frequency British H2S) by Philco for Boeing B-29 Superfortress Martin PBM-3C/5/5E/5S Mariner Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Consolidated B-24 Liberator Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer and Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, unlike the British H2S radar; H2X could ...
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AN/SPS-6 is a two-dimensional radar manufactured by Bendix and Westinghouse Electric. It was used by the US Navy as a first-generation air-search radar after World War II, and was widely exported to allies. In addition, the improved AN/SPS-12 is the derivative types developed in other countries. [1]
The 1L121-E can be mounted on a wide variety of vehicles including a BTR-80 and a GAZ Vodnik.The 1L121-E gives full hemispheric coverage and is designed to function on the move or while stopped. [1]
The AN/APG-66 radar is an X-band [1] solid state medium range (up to 80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi)) pulse-Doppler planar array radar originally designed by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation (now Northrop Grumman) for use in early generations of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Later F-16 variants use the AN/APG-68 or the AN/APG-83.
Prowler was based on the HS-376 satellite bus, developed by Hughes. It had a mass of around 1,300 kilograms (2,900 lb) and carried modifications to reduce its visibility to ground-based observers and to radar. [2] Following the satellite's retirement these modifications ceased to be effective, allowing it to be found by amateur observers. [3]
The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, a specialized version of the two-seat Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet.The EA-18G replaced the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowlers in service with the United States Navy.