The General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven is a retired electronic-warfare aircraft that was designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturers General Dynamics and Grumman. It was operated exclusively by the United States Air Force (USAF); its crews and maintainers often called it the "Spark-Vark", a play on the F-111's "Aardvark ...

2013年9月10日 · You’re flying in a two-seater General Dynamics EF-111 Raven, a heavily modified F-111 Aardvark strike swing-wing bomber. However, unlike the Aardvark, your Raven doesn’t actually possess any attack or strike capabilities.

2024年10月5日 · All of the space on the EF-111 Raven was crammed with complex electronic warfare gear meaning the aircraft was unarmed. Besides being protected by other fighter jets, its main self-defense was its speed and acceleration. This is unlikely to be very practical today as no aircraft are able to outrun missiles.

EF-111A Ravens, known affectionately as "Fat Tails" and "Spark Varks," (the F-111 is known as the Aardvark), served as tactical electronic jamming aircraft in the 1980s and 1990s. The U.S. Air Force received 42 EF-111As between 1981 and 1985, and the aircraft supported several USAF operations in the 1980s and 1990s.

2025年3月5日 · In one of the most bizarre dogfights of the Gulf War, an EF-111 Raven forced an Iraqi Mirage F1 into the ground—without firing a single shot. Here’s how superior tactics and electronic warfare...

2020年10月30日 · The EF-111A Raven came under attack from an Iraqi Dassault Mirage Fighter in the first minutes of Desert Storm, Jan. 17, 1991. This was troubling for many reasons, most notably because the EF variant of the F-111 didn’t have any means of protecting itself – it wasn’t supposed to be an aerial fighter.

EF-111A Raven. Development of the EF-111A Raven ["Spark Varks"] began in January 1975 when the Air Force contracted with Grumman Aerospace to modify two F-111As to serve as electronic warfare...

This is part #1 in my closer look at the good ol' General Dynamics Aardvark. Here we checkout the EF-111A Raven, the electronic warfare version created by Gr...

2024年2月23日 · Missions of the F-111 Aardvark / EF-111 Raven, General Dynamics. The F-111 is a multipurpose tactical fighter bomber capable of supersonic speeds. It can operate from tree-top level to altitudes above 60,000 feet (18,200 meters). Features of the F-111 Aardvark / EF-111 Raven, General Dynamics

2019年3月12日 · The EF-111 Raven was developed from a United States Air Force need for an Electronic Warfare Aircraft (EWA) to replace its aging fleet of EB-66 platforms. The EF-111 was born directly from the airframe of the existing F-111 Aardvark series of swing-wing bomber aircraft already in service and extended the operational use of the airframe by decades.