) ▁which ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁had ▁been ▁equ ipped ▁to ▁conduct ▁electronic ▁counter me asures ▁and ▁were ▁providing ▁electronic ▁counter me asures ▁aircraft ▁det ach ments ▁to ▁deploy ing ▁Car rier ▁Air ▁Gr oups . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁electronic ▁counter me asures ▁equipment ▁and ▁procedures ▁had ▁been ▁developed ▁from ▁the ▁air bor ne ▁early ▁warning ▁capabilities ▁of ▁the ▁V AW ▁" Car rier ▁Air bor ne ▁Early ▁Warning ▁Squad rons " ▁as ▁the ▁technology ▁for ▁detect ing ▁air bor ne ▁thre ats ▁with ▁rad ar ▁led ▁to ▁development ▁of ▁electronic ▁counter me asures ▁equipment ▁for ▁counter ing ▁enemy ▁rad ar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁those ▁two ▁squad rons ▁were ▁renamed ▁" T act ical ▁Electron ics ▁War fare ▁Squadron " ▁( while ▁retain ing ▁the ▁V AW ▁design ation ) ▁to ▁more ▁accur ately ▁describe ▁their ▁role ▁and ▁differenti ate ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁remaining ▁V AW ▁squad rons ▁which ▁were ▁Air bor ne ▁Early ▁Warning ▁squad rons . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁V A Q ▁design ation ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁those ▁V AW ▁" T act ical ▁Electron ics ▁War fare " ▁squad rons ▁were ▁red es igned ▁to ▁V A Q . ▁At ▁that ▁same ▁time , ▁some ▁V A H ▁squad rons ▁which ▁were ▁operating ▁the ▁K A - 3 ▁tank er ▁had ▁electronic ▁counter me asures ▁equipment ▁added ▁to ▁their ▁aircraft ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁turn ▁also ▁designated ▁V A Q