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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.
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.
Northrop Grumman Corp's (NOC) business unit, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., wins a modification contract worth $353.6 million for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
The Department of Defense awarded eight contracts Wednesday, worth just under $956 million in combined value. One company, however, quickly scooped up nearly 65% of the funds on offer: Northrop ...
Grumman E-1 Tracer: Carrier-based airborne early warning: Grumman: Developed from the Grumman C-1 Trader. Replaced by the E-2 Hawkeyes in 1964. [2] 1956 [3] 1960 [3] 88 Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye: Carrier-based airborne early warning: Northrop Grumman: Highly used by the United States Navy; developed into the Grumman C-2 Greyhound. [4 ...
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 .
Northrop Grumman (NOC) will offer long-lead parts and associated support to the full-rate production of two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
The squadron received the E-2B Hawkeye aircraft in 1970, followed by the arrival of the E-2C on 31 May 1973. With the delivery of the first Advanced Radar Processing System (ARPS) aircraft in 1978, RVAW-120 trained Naval Flight Officers (NFO), Flight Technicians and maintenance personnel in both the APS-120 and APS-125 radars. This continued ...