E-2D is the premier Airborne Command and Control surveillance platform for the protection of nations, including land-locked ones. Currently, Japan, France, Egypt and Taiwan are operating E-2 platforms. With 70 E-2Ds currently supporting global operations, the Advanced Hawkeye is the largest Airborne Command & Control community in the world.

It features a state-of-the-art radar with a two-generation leap in capability and upgraded aircraft systems that will improve supportability and increase readiness. The E-2D continues the Navy’s...

The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft.

Oct 3, 2023 · Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the latest in a line of Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft that stretches back over 60 years. The E-2 platform is the foundation for the world’s premier airborne battle management command and control systems, effective over land and sea.

Oct 3, 2023 · Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the latest in a line of Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft that stretches back over 60 years. The E-2 platform is the foundation for the world’s premier airborne battle management command and control systems, effective over land and sea.

Aug 22, 2019 · During testing, the E-2D tracked drone and traditional fighter-size aircraft targets. The test squadron embarked aircraft aboard a Navy aircraft carrier for at-sea testing, including carrier suitability, interoperability, and supportability.

Mar 14, 2005 · Advanced Hawkeye will benefit from a new, higher-power rotating UHF radar antenna, the ADS-18 electronically scanned array. The E-2D’s longer detection range and smaller target discrimination...

Oct 16, 2014 · Acting as a “digital quarterback,” the E-2D scans the environment with its onboard sensors and processes this data with its tactical mission computer. It distributes the tactical picture to...

Significant changes to this variant of the E-2 include: upgraded engines to provide increased electrical power and cooling relative to current E-2C aircraft; a strengthened fuselage to support increased aircraft weight; replacement of the radar system, communications suite, and mission computer; and incorporation of an all-glass cockpit, which ...

Aug 3, 2022 · The Navy’s “digital quarterback” gives the warfighter expanded battlespace awareness, especially in the area of information operations delivering battle management, theater air and missile defense, and multiple sensor fusion capabilities in an airborne system.