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Home» News»U.S. Navy Orders 5 Aerial Refueling Kits for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes
U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Bureau # 166501, of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Zero (VX-20) conducts aerial refueling engagements with a KC-130 for the very first time over the Chesapeake Bay on 14 July 2017. VX-20 is part of Naval Test Wing At
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U.S. Navy Orders 5 Aerial Refueling Kits for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes

The U.S. Navy exercised an option for five aerial refueling retrofit kits for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The value of the contract modification awarded to Northrop Grumman is $9.7 million.

Xavier Vavasseur 09 Apr 2019

Under a 2013 engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) contract award, Northrop Grumman designed, developed, manufactured, and tested several sub-system upgrades necessary to accommodate an aerial refueling capability.

The aerial refueling capability will allow the E-2D to provide longer on-station times at greater ranges, extending its mission time to better support the warfighter.

The upgrades installed to support aerial refueling include probe and associated piping, electrical and lighting upgrades, and long endurance seats that will enhance field of view in the cockpit and reduce fatigue over longer missions.

The first inflight fuel transfer occurred during a July 14 2017 test at NAS Patuxent River, when the test aircraft engaged the refueling drogue trailing a Navy KC-130 Hercules and received 162 pounds of fuel. Initial operating capability is set for 2020.

Advanced Hawkeye E-2D Northrop Grumman US Navy 2019-04-09
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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