Northrop Grumman has delivered the 70th E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft to the US Navy.
A total of 82 E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes have been produced to date across both the US Navy and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with the programme maintaining steady production momentum since the aircraft entered service. The delivery was made from Northrop Grumman’s facility in St Augustine, Florida, where the aircraft is assembled.
Janice Zilch, vice president and programme manager for the E-2D at Northrop Grumman, said deliveries demonstrated the company’s commitment to quality and performance with speed and scale, adding that the aircraft was seeing “exceptional performance in today’s operational environments” and that the company was “actively planning its future advancements.”
The E-2D is the latest iteration of the Hawkeye family, which has served as the US Navy’s primary carrier-based airborne early warning platform since the 1960s. The Advanced Hawkeye variant introduced a new active electronically scanned array radar, the AN/APY-9, significantly improving detection range and the ability to track targets in cluttered environments such as those created by terrain or electronic jamming.
Northrop Grumman said the platform was being continuously modernised to meet evolving mission requirements, with updates informed by lessons from current operations. The company said the system was purpose-built for airborne early warning and battle management and that its capabilities were being deliberately enhanced to maintain relevance over the coming decades, reflecting the long service life expected of the platform given the investment required to qualify aircraft for carrier operations.
Japan is one of a small number of international operators of the E-2D, having selected the Advanced Hawkeye to replace its earlier E-2C aircraft.
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France, which operates three E-2Cs, is also buying the E-2D.
But then the CdG has a pair of steam catapults, which allows them to lob the Hawkeyes off the deck.
But, Egypt, Japan, and Taiwan operate their Hawkeyes from land. And, the E-2D can be refuelled mid-flight by the A330 MRTT.
The French are apparently spending just 2% of their GDP on Defence how come they appear to have some ‘good stuff’ yet they spend less than we do? Are our projects more complex, are we being overcharged, does US equipment cost more ? or is French equipment less capable but cheaper than our equipment?
US Equipment is often much higher in capability than European gear. As an example, there is no European equivalent to an SM-3 Anti-ballistic Missile. However, anti-ballistic missiles are very expensive. A French FDI frigate is compact and tidy and much cheaper than a Burke Class Destroyer. However, an FDI has 1/3 the number of missile tubes. The closest equivalent the French have is the Horizon class, which still only had half the missile tubes of a Burke but was so expensive, the French only bought 2 of the things.
There’s a cost to having the Number 1 military. If there weren’t, everybody would have a 600-ship navy.
Given the small order of E-7s there is a case for the U.K. to operate some E-2s. If ever the carriers get CATOBAR, they would be ready and waiting to embark. They come complete for probe and drogue refuelling, which is handy for our tankers.
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