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The vehicle has a crew of 2–3 and has a kerb weight of 6,800 kg (14,991 lb) with a rated cargo load of 3,000 kg (6,614 lb). The load bed is designed to accommodate four 1000mm × 1200mm (40" x 48") NATO standard military pallets or a single tricon (one-third ISO 20 ft) container. [34] [37]
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.
Park Royal Vehicles United Kingdom 57 mm L/43. 4×4 truck: AEC Matador; Retired 1942 175 175 Equipped with QF 6-pounder gun [102] Brutus 155 MHS "Hawkeye – Mobile Howitzer System" Mandus Group / AM General United States 155 mm L/39: 6×6 truck: FMTV; Demonstrator 2016 — — — Based on M776 canon tube [103] Hawkeye 105 MWS "Hawkeye ...
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. This was VAW-117's first deployment with the HE2K ...
Before 1979, Secret Service vehicle convoys for VIPs in high-risk situations included a large sedan known as the "muscle car" in which five or six Secret Service special agents armed with sub-machine guns rode. The "muscle car" team was an ad hoc contingent drawn from special agents working at a local Secret Service office, as opposed to those ...
VAW-121 E-1B Tracer in 1971. 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.
light multi-role vehicle/light tactical vehicle and MRAP: To replace HMMWV, used by Navy Special Warfare teams: Buffalo: MRAP: Used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Navy Seabees: Cougar: MRAP and IFV: H (4x4) / HE (6x6) variants both used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Navy Seabees: LARC-V: amphibious vehicle Used by ...