The Navy has tapped Northrop Grumman to produce the Improved Capability (ICAP) III system for an indefinite number of its EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft. The initial contract award of $73 million will cover four complete systems, another partial system, and spares, with an open end for the remaining units needed to equip a total of 21 Prowlers. Northrop has already modified 10 EA-6Bs with ICAP III. Upgrading the elderly EA-6Bs has taken on new significance, since USAF killed its proposed B-52 Stand-Off Jammer platform, leaving the Prowler as the only current dedicated EW platform in the military’s arsenal. The ICAP III is the latest of five generations of upgrades to the Prowler.
US Has Struck Over 1,000 Houthi Targets in Renewed Campaign
April 30, 2025
U.S. forces have struck more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen since March 15, U.S. officials said, as the Trump administration’s military campaign against the militants reached the 45-day mark. Dubbed Operation Rough Rider, the campaign has drawn on U.S. Navy and Air Force warplanes and drones. The campaign shows…