US Marines and Sailors with VMFA-314 and VAW-117, respectively, flew together for the first time in San Diego, Calif. Taken on…
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
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Military Aviation
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
US Navy celebrates 60th anniversary of E-2 Hawkeye’s first flight
by Dario LeoneSince replacing the E-1 in 1964, the Hawkeye has been the “eyes of the fleet.” Since its combat debut during the…
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Military Aviation
Possible sale of 3 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to France approved
by Dario LeoneThe proposed sale will improve France’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing its Naval Air Forces with a…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
E-2D Hawkeye AEW aircraft Takes Out 4 Super Hornet Strike Fighters while landing on USS Abraham Lincoln
by Dario LeoneThe E-2D was recovering [landing] when it “impacted two other aircraft and caused debris impact damage to two additional aircraft,” U.S. Navy Cmdr.…
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Boeing will begin converting existing Block II Super Hornets to Block III early in the next decade. The fighter’s life also…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Advanced Arresting Gear begins next round of aircraft testing with recovery of C-2 and E-2 aircraft
by Dario LeoneThe testing is to ensure that the Advanced Arresting Gear can support the full USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) air…
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The Japan Ministry of Defense selected the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in 2014 to fulfill the nation’s airborne early warning requirements Northrop…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
VAW-115 SAYS SAYONARA TO NAF ATSUGI AND ENDS 44-YEAR DEPLOYMENT IN JAPAN
by Dario LeoneThe “Liberty Bells” had spent 44-years at NAF Atsugi as the forward-deployed airborne early warning squadron for the U.S. Navy, accumulating…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
U.S. NAVY E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE AIRBORNE COMMAND AND CONTROL AIRCRAFT HAVE ARRIVED IN JAPAN
by Dario LeoneThe E-2D is the most advanced Airborne Command and Control platform that the U.S. has in its inventory U.S. Navy E-2D…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
U.S. NAVY DEPLOYS E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE AEW&C AIRCRAFT IN JAPAN AMID GROWING TENSIONS WITH CHINA
by Dario LeoneThe E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is a game changer in how the U.S. Navy will conduct battle management command and control The…