Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"When it's flying we have greater success and fewer IEDs going off. It's kind of an insurance policy."

Source: US Navy Capt. David Woods, one of the Navy's most experienced EA-6B Prowler pilots. The Vietnam-era aircraft's primary function until now has been to escort US attack jets while jamming the enemy radios, hostile radars and air defense batteries aimed at them... but it has recently been redefined to take on a new mission: jamming ground signals from devices such as mobile phones and garage door openers that act as detonators for improvised explosive devices (IED).

FMI: www.navy.mil