{"id":985,"date":"2019-12-05T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=985"},"modified":"2023-04-19T09:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:19:04","slug":"grumman-a-6e","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/grumman-a-6e\/","title":{"rendered":"Grumman A-6E"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Grumman A-6E Intruder<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Grumman-A-6E.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Grumman-A-6E.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Grumman A-6E Intruder\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Designing of the A-6 began in 1957 in response to a U.S. Navy request for an aircraft to replace the Douglas Skyraider.\u00a0 The prototype A2F-1 Intruder flew on April 19, 1960.\u00a0 In 1962, the Intruder was redesignated as the A-6 under the joint Navy\/Air Force designation system.\u00a0 Production of the A-6E version of the intruder began in December 1970, though many earlier A-6A aircraft were converted to A-6E standards.\u00a0 The A-6E featured upgraded targeting sensors and computers as well as new engines.\u00a0 Eventually the TRAM (Target Recognition Attack Multisensor) turret was installed in the Intruders to provide even better target recognition at night and in bad weather using infra-red cameras and laser target designators.\u00a0 The Intruder was retired from service by the U. 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