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Friday, October 17, 2014

Navy Declares IOC For E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

E-2D Advanced HawkeyeThe U.S Navy has declared initial operational capability (IOC) with the Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. The first operational squadron to fly the new airborne early warning aircraft is Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron VAW-125 based at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.

“The commodore declared IOC last week,” said Capt. John Lemmon, Naval Air Systems Command’s program manager for the E-2D effort on Thursday.

Capt. Drew Basden, commodore of the Navy’s airborne command and control wing, indicate that he signed the aircraft into IOC on Oct. 9—but dated the document Oct. 10.

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