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The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy as a replacement for the earlier, piston-engined E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete.
VAW-117 was the first fleet squadron to receive the HE-2K variant of the Hawkeye and also the first fleet Hawkeye squadron to receive the Cooperative Engagement Capability system (CEC). [ 3 ] In May 2005, VAW-117 deployed on USS Nimitz (CVN-68) with CVW-11 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom .
From 2018-2019 CAW-113 prepared to adopt the new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. Following successful Carrier Qualification on board the USS John C. Stennis in the fall of 2019, VAW-113 flew their E-2Ds back to Point Mugu, CA. Upon their "Safe for Flight" certification, VAW-113 became the first E-2D squadron on the west coast, [1]
Northrop Grumman won a pair of Pentagon contracts Tuesday, both benefiting the U.S. Navy, and both relating to the Navy's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft. The smaller of the ...
A VAW-125 E-2D Hawkeye lands at MCAS Iwakuni on 9 August 2017. In January 2010, the squadron was deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support of Operation Unified Response providing humanitarian assistance following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The squadron flew missions to provide communications relay, command and control, and ...
Northrop's (NOC) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft is the fourth version of the E-2 Hawkeye, used by the U.S. Navy.
Rockwell Collins' (COL) E-2D HITS-A program provides the U.S. Navy with advanced radar, aircraft systems and avionics that helps in improving supportability and increase readiness.
The improved E-2C Hawkeye 2000 carries advanced capabilities over its predecessor in the areas of detection, processing, identification, communication and navigation. [3] VAW-115 has achieved 24 years and 50,000 hours [4] of Class-A mishap-free flight hours receiving eight Battle Efficiency "E" awards, seven AEW Excellence awards, and six ...