Grumman A-6 Intruder

The Grumman A-6 Intruder was a twin-engine, all-weather carrier-based attack aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. First flown in 1960, it entered service in 1963 and was distinguished by its advanced radar and computerized bombing system, which allowed it to locate and strike targets in darkness and bad weather, a capability few aircraft of its era possessed. The two-man crew sat side by side, with the bombardier-navigator managing the attack avionics.

The subsonic Intruder carried a heavy and varied ordnance load on five stations and became the Navy's primary medium-attack aircraft throughout the Vietnam War and into the Gulf War. Tanker (KA-6D) and electronic-warfare (EA-6) derivatives extended the design's service, which lasted until the A-6 was retired in 1997.