A-6 Intruder
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Length: | 54 feet 8 inches |
| Wing Span: | 53 feet |
| Height: | 15 feet 6 inches |
| Weight: | Take-off max gross: 60,400 pounds; take-off max gross (carrier): 58,600 pounds; empty weight: 28,000 pounds |
| Speed: | 563 knots |
| Ceiling: | 40,600 feet |
| Propulsion: | Two Pratt & Whitney J52-P8B engines (9,300 pounds thrust each) |
| Crew: | Two |
| Armament: |
10 2.75" Rocket Pod 10 5" Zuni Rocket Pod 28 Mk-20 Rockeye Mk-77 Napalm 28 Mk-81 (250 lbs) 28 Mk-82 Snakeye 13 Mk-83 (1,000 lbs) 5 Mk-84 (2,000 lbs) 20 Mk-117 (750 lbs) 28 CBU-78 GBU-10E Laser Guided Bomb GBU-12D Laser Guided Bomb GBU-16B Laser Guided Bomb AGM-123A Skipper II AGM-45 Shrike AGM-62 Walleyes AIM-9 Sidewinders System Weapon Improvement Program, SWIP AGM-88 HARMs AGM-84E SLAMs AGM-65 Maverick Anti-Ship Missile AIM-120A AMRAAM |
| Contractor: | Grumman Aerospace Corporation |
| Unit cost $FY98 [Total Program] | $43 million. |
| Current Inventory | None. Withdrawn from service in early 1997 |
| Deployment |
A-6 Squadrons Navy Aircraft Models Assigned VA-34* A-6A, -B, -C, -E, KA-6D VA-35** A-6A, -B, -C, -E, KA-6D VA-36** A-6E VA-42** A-6A, -B, -C, -E, KA-6D VA-52** A-6A, -B, -E, KA-6D VA-55** A-6E, KA-6D VA-65** A-6A, -B, -E, KA-6D VA-75** A-6A, -B, -E, KA-6D VA-85** A-6A, -E, KA-6D VA-95** A-6A, -B, -E, KA-6D VA-115* A-6A, -B, -E, KA-6D VA-128** A-6A, -E VA-145** A-6A, -B, -C, -E, KA-6D VA-155** A-6E, KA-6D VA-165** A-6A, -B, -C, -E, KA-6D VA-176** A-6A, -C, -E, KA-6D VA-185** A-6E, KA-6D VA-196** A-6A, -B, -E, KA-6D VA-205** A-6E, KA-6D VA-304** A-6E, KA-6D VAH-123** A-6A VAQ-33** EA-6A VAQ-129 A-6A (now only EA-6B) VAQ-209 EA-6A (now only EA-6B) VAQ-309** EA-6A VX-5** A-6A, -B, -E, KA-6 * Redesignated strike fighter (VFA) squadron ** Disestablished Marine Corps Aircraft Models Assigned VMA(AW)-121* A-6A, -E, KA-6D VMA(AW)-224* A-6A, -E, KA-6D VMA(AW)-225*** A-6A VMA(AW)-242* A-6A, -E VMA(AW)-332* A-6A, -E VMA(AW)-533* A-6A, -E, KA-6D VMAT(AW)-202** A-6A, -E VMAQ-2 A-6E, EA-6A (now only EA-6B) VMCJ-1** EA-6A VMCJ-2**** EA-6A VMCJ-3** EA-6A * Redesignated strike fighter (VMFA[AW]) squadron ** Deactivated *** Deactivated, reactivated as VMFA(AW) **** Redesignated VMAQ-2 |
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