24 APY-9 Radars for U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Program

ARABIAN SEA (July 18, 2019) An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to the "Bluetails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 makes an arrested landing on flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dan Snow/Released)
Lockheed Martin’s Radar Sensor Systems market segment has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman worth over $600 million for multi-year production of 24 additional APY-9 radars for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D aircraft program. It’s also known as the Advanced Hawkeye program.
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The APY-9 radar program is nearing completion of a current five-year production contract in 2020, and this new award calls for another five years of production – with deliveries spanning from 2021 to 2025. The latest radar order will include Lockheed Martin’s new Advanced Radar Processor.

“We’re excited to have the opportunity to continue producing APY-9 radars for the Navy’s use on its Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and to continue supporting our customers with performance upgrades on a regular basis”



Ken Kaminski, Airborne & National Surveillance Radar program director, said.

The APY-9 radar is an Ultra High Frequency (UHF) surveillance system that provides both mechanical and electronic scanning capabilities designed to “see” smaller targets – and more of them – at a greater range, particularly in coastal regions and over land.  

Production work is performed at Lockheed Martin sites in Syracuse and Owego, New York, and Clearwater, Florida.  

ARABIAN SEA (July 4, 2019) An EA-18G Growler from the “Patriots” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 and an E-2D Hawkeye assigned to the “Bluetails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during an Independence Day air power demonstration. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the latest variant of the E-2 Airborne early warning aircraft, replacing the E-2C Hawkeye. It brings revolutionary capabilities to the carrier strike group, including the new and powerful AN/APY-9 radar, which is a two-generational leap in technology.

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