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===A-6F and A-6G=== [[File:A-6F 1987 DN-SC-88-00704.JPEG|thumb|A-6F prototype in 1987]] An advanced ''A-6F Intruder II'' was proposed in the mid-1980s that would have replaced the Intruder's elderly [[Pratt & Whitney J52]] [[turbojet]]s with non-afterburning versions of the [[General Electric F404]] [[turbofan]] used in the F/A-18 Hornet, providing substantial improvements in both power and fuel economy. The A-6F would have had totally new [[avionics]], including a Norden [[AN/APQ-173]] [[synthetic aperture radar]] and multi-function cockpit displays β the APQ-173 would have given the Intruder air-to-air capacity with provision for the [[AIM-120 AMRAAM]]. Two additional wing pylons were added, for a total of seven stations. Although five development aircraft were built, the U.S. Navy ultimately chose not to authorize the A-6F, preferring to concentrate on the [[A-12 Avenger II]]. This left the service in a quandary when the A-12 was canceled in 1991. Grumman proposed a cheaper alternative in the ''A-6G'', which had most of the A-6F's advanced electronics, but retained the existing engines.<ref>{{citation|title=Pentagon Proposes Buying A-6 Intruders|url=http://www.grummanretireeclub.org/wp-content/themes/grumman-child/archive-newsletters/grumman-world-1988-05-13-Volume-7-Number-9.pdf|access-date=6 October 2017|periodical=Grumman World|volume=7|issue=9|page=1|date=13 May 1988}}</ref> This, too, was canceled.
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