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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.
Armistead, Edwin (2002). AWACS and Hawkeyes: The Complete History of Airborne Early Warning Aircraft.Zenith Press. ISBN 978-0760311400.; Gibson, Chris (2011). The Admiralty and AEW: Royal Navy Airborne Early Warning Projects.
A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye over NAS Point Mugu. Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft are airborne radar systems designed to detect and track aircraft, missiles, ships and vehicles and provide command and control to direct friendly forces.
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 ...
Northrop Grumman (NOC) will procure two engineering development model operational test program sets for supporting the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
Unlike its siblings, VAW-121 flew the E-1B Tracer, until the mid-1970s. [1] This was due to the fact there were still carriers in the fleet that were not capable of handling for the larger E-2 Hawkeye, principally USS Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Essex-class carriers. [3] In July 1975, VAW-121 transitioned to the newer Grumman E-2C Hawkeye. [1]
2 [3] 8 on order with option for an additional 54 [1] C-26 Metroliner: United States USNTPS trainer C-26A 1 [1] Flight officer training C-38 Courier: United States chase plane / radar target C-38A 2 [1] TH-57 Sea Ranger: United States rotorcraft trainer: 116 [1] 3 are OH-58C variant TH-73 Thrasher: Italy: rotorcraft trainer 59 71 on order [1] U ...
Northrop Grumman (NOC) will offer long-lead parts and associated support to the full-rate production of two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.