Sixty-five years ago today, on April 19, 1960, the Grumman A-6 Intruder took to the skies for the first time. The aircraft was born out of a 1957 request by the U.S. Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics for a ...

Both the Russian and American aircraft are entering the end of their useful service lives, as ground anti-air defenses grow increasingly sophisticated. Arguably the most distinctive feature of the A-6 ...

Key Points and Summary - The A-6 Intruder gave the Navy and Marines something they lacked in the early jet age: a long-range, all-weather attack aircraft that could hit hard at night and in bad ...