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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Northrop Grumman to resume E-2D Advanced Hawkeye flights

Northrop Grumman will resume flight testing of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier-based airborne early warning and control aircraft after a planned hydraulic line inspection.

The first aircraft completed two flights on 3 and 6 August, both curtailed by weather, before the inspection.

The first aircraft is fully equipped with all the upgrades, including new Lockheed Martin APY-9 radar, but the mission system was not powered up for the initial flights, says Capt Randy Mahr, US Navy Hawkeye programme manager.

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