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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Northrop Grumman to begin radar testing on improved E-2 Hawkeye for US Navy

Over the past decade, the focus for US carrier-based aviation has shifted from the deep ocean and superpower confrontation to the shoreline and overland operations. This is reflected in a changing mix of aircraft on carrier decks.

Grumman's A-6 Intruder long-range strike aircraft has been gone from US Navy flightdecks for a decade and its F-14 Tomcat, designed to defend carrier battlegroups against Soviet bombers, was retired in 2006.

Lockheed's S-3 Viking, intended for blue-water anti-submarine warfare, will follow in 2009.

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