A6A

A6A is an alphanumeric designation used in several unrelated contexts. In military aviation, A-6A refers to the initial production variant of the Grumman A-6 Intruder, a carrier-based all-weather attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy. Entering service in the 1960s, the A-6A was designed to operate from aircraft carriers in adverse weather and battlefield conditions, carrying conventional and nuclear ordnance. It formed the baseline for later variants such as the A-6B and A-6E. A related electronic warfare variant, the EA-6A, was adapted to provide radar jamming and other EW capabilities.

Outside aviation, A6A can appear as a model or catalog code used by various manufacturers and organizations. In such cases, the meaning of A6A is context-dependent and does not point to a single standardized designation.

The use of A6A illustrates a broader practice of assigning alphanumeric codes to indicate mission, version, or specialization, with letters typically signifying a category and numbers indicating a variant. When encountering A6A, the intended reference usually requires context to resolve which entity or product is being described.