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Friday, July 30, 2010
Navy welcomes Advanced Hawkeye, newest eye in the sky
The Navy's newest surveillance plane doesn't look much different from its predecessor: It's got the same dinner-plate-shaped radar dome perched atop its fuselage, the same twin propellers, the same wingspan.
But the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye delivered to the Navy has vastly improved radar systems, communications and computing abilities compared with its older sister, the E-2C, in service since the mid-1980s.
The latest model is the sixth generation of the venerable E-2, which has provided the Navy airborne early warning and control capabilities for more than 45 years. The Navy plans to buy 75 of the Advanced Hawkeyes, which cost about $180 million each, over the next 11 years, according to the Navy official who manages the program.
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