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Northrop to produce first Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently received a US Navy contract modification for non-recurring engineering and recurring support to configure the first Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
The E-2D is an all-weather, airborne early warning (AEW), command and control aircraft that will meet the Japanese Defense Ministry’s requirements for a future airborne early warning platform, according to a statement it released in November 2014. The aircraft will be produced at the company’s Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence in St. Augustine, Florida.
Under the $28,59,75,244 contract modification, Northrop Grumman will configure the Japanese E-2D aircraft utilising the same E-2D multi-year production line used for US aircraft to allow for a more efficient and affordable delivery schedule. The E-2D is the world’s only in-production AEW aircraft.
In November 2014, the Japanese Ministry of Defense competitively selected the E-2D to fulfill an emerging next-generation AEW requirement.
“The E-2D will provide a critical capability that will serve as a force multiplier for the Japanese Government,” said Jane Bishop, Vice President, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and C-2 Greyhound programmes, Northrop Grumman. “First responders will be able to receive and act on information more quickly than before with greater airborne early warning capability and a networked communications system.”
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force has operated the E-2C Hawkeye since the late 1980s. The E-2C is also currently in use by Taiwan, France and Egypt.
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