Navy clears upgrade for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Manufacturer Northrop Grumman said that aircraft revamped with a Block II upgrade will be delivered “by the end of the decade.”
New KC-46 vision system begins test flights, as Boeing eyes more Gulf sales
Boeing defense chief Steve Parker also disputed that cost disputes drove a decision by the US Air Force to cancel the E-7 Wedgetail program, which has now led to NATO reversing plans to buy the aircraft as well.
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Three exercises that pushed counter–UAS from prototype to proven
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
NATO allies cancel E-7A Wedgetail order, eye replacement, says Netherlands
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters today at the alliance's AWACS main operating base in Geilenkirchen, Germany, that an E-3A Sentry replacement process is "ongoing."
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Elevating the mission by modernizing the E-2D to keep threats at bay
The E-2D Airborne Command and Control surveillance platform provides prime protection of nations, including land-locked ones.
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E-2D Hawkeye: Flexible airborne command and control for sea, land and joint operations
For European nations needing to protect their borders - especially land-locked ones - the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye may be an ideal choice.
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For almost all 100 years of US Navy carrier operations, one company’s aircraft have graced the flight deck
Northrop Grumman’s nearly century long commitment to shared success includes the Navy’s most storied aircraft, including the legendary “Cat” aircraft.
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Physics AI is different and changes the way defense systems are designed
Models that replicate real-world physics streamline design, testing and iteration processes.
Navy’s Plans Call For New Drones To Shoot, Spy, Jam
"I can clearly -- in my mind -- envision a way to say ‘fly a defensive combat spread, shoot on this target,’ and I will squeeze the trigger or I will enable that unmanned platform to shoot the designated target," Rear Adm. Gregory Harris says.
Why Northrop Won The LRS Bomber
How did Northrop beat world’s largest defense companies, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin team, in the crucial competition for the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB)? First, and probably most importantly, Northrop Grumman is the only company in history to design, develop, manufacture, and maintain a long-range stealth bomber—the B-2 Spirit. Thanks to pre-award briefings, we know that the […]
Navy 2016 Budget Funds V-22 COD Buy, Carrier Refuel
PENTAGON: The Navy 2016 budget yields to Congress’s strong opposition to the service’s previous efforts to cut the active fleet to save money. It funds nuclear refueling and overhaul of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington –that it had tried to retire — and modifies its plan to put 11 cruisers and an amphibious ship […]
E-2D Hits IOC; Navy Hawkeye Gets Larger, Lethal Role
NORFOLK: The famed “eyes of the fleet” are getting sharper. The Navy has declared the latest variant, the E-2D radar plane, ready for real-world operations just in time for the 50th anniversary of the original E-2 Hawkeye. The first five-plane squadron will deploy on the USS Theodore Roosevelt next year. Meanwhile, the current E-2C models are […]
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In the age of drones, a bigger fence around your facility doesn’t protect you anymore
Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.
Navy Budget Share Grows, Boosted By Pacific Strategy Shift
PENTAGON: The Navy would get the largest budget share among the three military services in the 2014 budget submitted Wednesday, but would still see a drop in total funding from what Congress provided for this year in the final version of the continuing resolution. The $155.8 billion requested for the Navy Department in the president’s […]