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US Government Approves Sales of E-2D AWACS Aircraft to Japan and P-8A MPA to Australia.
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Naval Forces News - USA |
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Government Approves Sales of E-2D AWACS Aircraft to Japan and P-8A MPA
to Australia |
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The US government has approved the sale of advanced electronic surveillance
aircraft to Japan and Australia, the Department of Defense said in two
contract notifications. |
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 An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to Test and Evaluation Squadron is moved from the flight deck to the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The "D" model is aboard Harry S. Truman for operational testing and evaluation before delivery to the fleet. Picture: U.S. Navy |
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Northrop
Grumman Systems Corp. is being awarded a $151,309,421 contract for the
procurement of one E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for the government
of Japan under the Foreign Military Sales program, the Defense Department
stated on Thursday. In U.S. Navy service, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is set to replace the E-2C Hawkeye in its primary mission to provide airborne early warning and command and control capabilities for all aircraft-carrier battle groups. While the primary mission for the E-2 has not changed, the Advanced Hawkeye is able to gather and process data more precisely and efficiently thanks to state-of-the-art radar and communication equipment. To learn more: Read our E-2D Advanced Hawkeye focus story |
 P-8A Poseidon during Harpoon release testing. Picture: US Navy |
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The
Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded a $101,585,021 contract
for the integrated logistics support and site activation for full-rate
production II and III (Lots 6 and 7) of the P-8A aircraft for the Navy
and the government of Australia. Based on Boeing’s Next-Generation 737-800 commercial airplane, the P-8A offers one of the worlds’ most advanced anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The U.S. Navy has deployed the first two P-8A patrol squadrons since operations started in 2013. Link to P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft technical datasheet |
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