EA-6B were Prowlers and yes, they are retired.
“EA-6B were Prowlers and yes, they are retired”
Yep. For the record the Boeing EA-18G Growler platform is a carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft that took over electronic radar jamming and related duties from the EA6B Prowler.
Basically they took F/A 18s and crammed the electronic gear in.
Also of note is the Growler has had much of its armament removed and replaced with electronic gear.
I spent many years working as a civilian turbine engine accessories mechanic attached to the US Navy building and calibrating the main fuel control for the J-52 engine in the EA6B.
I’ll say this about the EA6B and J-52 engine.....the Navy got their money’s worth outta that gear.
By the time it went into sunset that airframe and engine were wore slap out.