Bonjour,
Ici, le standart actuel de la Navy
Il me semblait que la Navy avait définitivement retiré ses Intruder du service actif...
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact.asp
J'ai bien le souvenir d'un sujet dans AIR FAN traitant du chantier de modernisation des Intruder :
Il y était évoqué :
la modernisation des cellules ayant le plus grand potentiel de vol,
le remplacement des ailes pour ces dernières,
le projet de transférer certains lots de A6 au profit de l'Air Force,
l'utilisation des cellules les plus vieilles comme support pour les coraux....
Le standard de la Navy ne serait-il pas aujourd'hui :
F-18 + F-18
S-3B + F-18
Citation provennat du site de l'Us Navy.
Background
Derived from the S-3A and formerly configured for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), the S-3B of the 1990s has evolved into a premier surveillance and precision-targeting platform for the Navy along with modern precision-guided missile capabilities.
In 1999, the Navy removed the acoustic ASW and aerial mining systems from the S-3B, which was initially designed to counter the massive Soviet naval threat, but retained its surveillance, anti-surface warfare and critical aerial refueling roles. With the retirement of the A-6E in 1997, the S-3B became the sole organic refueling platform in the aircraft carrier task force until the operational debut of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in 2002. During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001 and throughout 2002, forward-deployed S-3B Viking tankers flew more than 200 percent over their normal flight hours underway, enabling air wing strike fighters to reach their assigned kill boxes and return safely to the aircraft carrier from Afghanistan.