Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

Readers write about the Nov. 13 and Nov. 27 covers, U.S. Navy’s E-2 Hawkeyes and the need for better bladeout safety.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
It increasingly seems that the only replacement for the Boeing E-3 Sentry is another Boeing aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
As E-2Cs retire, the service begins phased upgrades to the E-2D fleet, ending with the biggest modernization since it began fielding Advanced Hawkeyes in 2007.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
CVN 73 aims to shake off its reputation from prolonged maintenance and bring new capabilities to the Pacific.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. has delivered the first Boeing E-767 AWACS aircraft with an enhanced mission-computing upgrade to the Japan Air Self Defense Force.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Matthew Fulco
Northrop Grumman’s sales rose 6% annually to $9.3 billion in this year’s first quarter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Asia-Pacific Staff
The latest weapon system lifecycle cost estimates from Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) shows changes to Tokyo's procurement plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Air Self Defense Force is looking to buy five more Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes to supplement its airborne early warning capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO has received information on Boeing’s E-7, Northrop Grumman’s E-2 Hawkeye and Saab’s GlobalEye as it considers an interim AEW platform.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
The survey proposes to save the Navy billions of dollars that would be otherwise spent on qualifying a trainer jet to land aboard an aircraft carrier.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Army’s next installment of Project Convergence—an experiment that seeks to link disparate military platforms—will involve all three services and focus on maximizing the use of data and sharing it across the joint force, according to the deputy commander of Army Futures Command.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The fiscal 2022 spending request forwarded to Congress on May 28 proposes fewer units of aircraft across all fleets, including fighters; mobility; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and rotorcraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations