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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.
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 ...
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 .
On Monday, defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced that the Pentagon has cleared its new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft for full-rate production. The Pentagon's ...
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 ...
The larger of the two awards, for $9.3 million, was an option exercise on a previously awarded advanced acquisition Northrop Wins Funds for E-2D Hawkeyes, JTaGS Satellite Link Skip to main content
Two E-2D from VAW-121 over Fort Jefferson. On returning from a mission on 31 March 2010, an E-2C Hawkeye suffered a catastrophic engine failure. The condition of the starboard engine made the aircraft almost impossible to control. The pilot, LT Steven Zilberman, made sure the aircraft stayed level so the other three crew members could bail out ...
English: GULF OF OMAN (March 25, 2009) An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Bear Aces" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 flies over the Gulf of Oman. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)