US Deploys Communications Support Aircraft to Turkey for Anti-Daesh Ops
20:09 14.04.2016(updated 20:39 14.04.2016)
According to US European Command, US Marine Corps deployed a squadron of EA-6B Prowler aircraft to the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey in support of coalition operations against the Daesh.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Marine Corps deployed a squadron of EA-6B Prowler aircraft to the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey in support of coalition operations against the Daesh, the US European Command (EUCOM) said in a statement on Thursday.
"The Prowler provides an umbrella of protection to coalition aircraft and ground troops in the fight against Daesh by intercepting communications as well as denying the enemy's ability to communicate," the statement said.
The EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine, four-seat electronic warfare aircraft produced by Northrop Grumman.
In the operations against the Daesh, the Prowler squadron will support warfighters fighting in the air and on the ground by providing electronic communications dominance, the statement said.
The squadron is expected to be deployed through September 2016, according to the statement.
The Daesh has been designated a terrorist group and is outlawed in the United States, Russia and numerous other countries around the world.
© Sputnik
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