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How the EA-6B Prowler Blinded the Enemy
EA-6B Prowler: The ‘Ugly’ Jet That Kept Others Alive—and Fought Back A strike aircraft approaching its target has more to worry about than enemy fighters. Somewhere ahead, a radar may be searching for it. Another may be preparing to guide a missile. Getting through means disrupting the chain of events that turns a radar contact into a shootdown. That was the world of the EA-6B Prowler. With four crew members beneath its long canopy and electronic warfare pods hanging beneath its wings, the Prowler had a distinctive appearance and a demanding mission: help other aircraft operate in dangerous airspace. In…
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EB-66 Destroyer: The Forgotten Jammer
EB-66 Destroyer: Electronic Warfare Over Vietnam A strike mission’s success depended on more than reaching the target. Crews also had to survive the radar systems guiding enemy defenses toward them. Over Vietnam, that struggle made electronic warfare an essential part of the air campaign—and placed aircraft such as the EB-66 Destroyer in a demanding role. In the opening episode of Chronicles of AirPower: Electronic Warriors, we explore the EB-66 and the crews who helped other aircraft operate in dangerous skies. Watch Episode 1: EB-66 Destroyer below. Fighting an Enemy You Couldn’t See A radar signal could carry consequences far beyond…
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Stealth and Swarm
The B-21 Raider is being built to reach some of the most heavily defended targets on Earth. Thousands of miles away, small unmanned vessels could help monitor the Pacific and support the forces operating there. How could these very different machines contribute to the same mission? In this video, we explore how long-range stealth bombers and distributed unmanned systems could help address one of America’s toughest military challenges: operating across the vast Pacific against an opponent fighting close to home. From the B-21’s penetrating strike mission to the emerging role of maritime drones, we examine the strategy, the technology, and…
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Boeing Wins FA-XX Contract
Boeing Wins F/A-XX: What It Means for the Navy’s Next Fighter Imagine a fighter rolling into position on a carrier catapult somewhere in the Pacific. Behind it, Super Hornets and F-35Cs crowd the flight deck. Ahead lie hundreds of miles of ocean, followed by airspace defended by modern fighters, missiles, and radar networks. The Navy wants its next fighter to cross that distance, operate with unmanned teammates, and bring its pilot home. On September 29, 2026, that aircraft’s future became a little clearer. Boeing won the Navy’s F/A-XX competition, securing a full-scale development contract valued at more than $20 billion.…
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They Found Him Alive. Then the Rescue Aircraft Got Stuck.
An F-15E Strike Eagle goes down over Iran. Its weapons systems officer survives a damaged parachute and devastating injuries—then spends roughly 50 hours behind enemy lines. When rescuers finally reach him, another emergency threatens their escape: two rescue transports cannot take off. In this PilotPhotog rescue update, we examine the publicly reported account of Dude 44 Bravo’s survival and the extraordinary effort to bring both Strike Eagle crew members home during Operation Epic Fury. Follow the story from the ejection and dangerous daylight recovery of pilot Dude 44 Alpha to Bravo’s isolation in the mountains, the massive second rescue effort,…