Northrop Wins Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Cockpit Redesign Deal

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $34.7 million contract for work on E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft’s cockpit redesign.

This order provides non-recurring engineering for requirements development and systems engineering technical reviews and certification planning; initial requirements change requests; procurement strategy source selection package; performance based navigation certification plan; initial system safety; cyber; program protection and exportability analysis; integrated master schedule; and other associated technical deliverables in support of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye cockpit redesign.

In April, the Navy awarded Northrop $404 million to build two of these airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is a twin-turboprop, carrier-capable tactical air tactical airborne early warning aircraft equipped with an AN/APY-9 radar, an ultra-high frequency hybrid mechanical/electronically scanned radar system with a 360-degree coverage capability. The aircraft is capable of detecting a ground-to-air cruise missile launch and stealth aircraft.