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Home» News»Air Refueling Capable E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Joins U.S. Navy Fleet
NORFOLK, Va. (Septe ember 9, 2019) - An E-2D Hawkeye prepares to land and be recieved by the Greyhawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120 on Monday, September 9 at Naval Station Norfolk. This is the first E-2D Hawkeye with aerial refueling capability to join the fleet, increasing the Navy™s battlespace awareness and integrated fire control " both from the air and the sea. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nikita Custer)

Air Refueling Capable E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Joins U.S. Navy Fleet

A U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye able to be refueled in midair is now with VAW-120, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning community's replacement training squadron. A prototype E-2D with the refueling probe flew first in December 2016. The new capability will bring a huge step forward in capability and endurance.

Xavier Vavasseur 15 Sep 2019

An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye capable of aerial refueling landed at Naval Station Norfolk Sept. 9, officially marking the arrival of this upgraded aircraft to the fleet.

“This is an important day for naval aviation as we continue to increase our capabilities and maintain our competitive edge in the skies. This capability will extend the endurance of Hawkeyes, increasing the Navy’s battlespace awareness and integrated fire control – both from the air and the sea.”


Rear Adm. Roy Kelley, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic

The aerial-refueling-capable E-2D joined the “Greyhawks” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120.

“Aerial refueling capability is a game-changer for the E-2D community and future operations in the high-end fight. We will now begin to train instructor pilots and refuel with several different Navy and Air Force tanker aircraft, including F/A-18s.”


Cmdr. Scott Wastak, VAW-120 commanding officer

VAW-120 is only the first step in rolling out this new capability. The U.S. Navy will transition two operational fleet squadrons to aerial refueling capable E-2Ds by 2020.

VAW-120 is a Fleet Replacement Squadron attached to Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing commanded by Capt. Matthew Duffy. Its mission it to train naval aviators, naval flight officers, Navy aircrewmen and qualified maintainers to safely and effectively operate E-2 and C-2 aircraft.

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)

Built by Northrop Grumman, 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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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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