FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15 NOC-Advanced
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye System Development and
Demonstration Program has successfully completed its 125th test flight, flying
out of the Northrop Grumman East Coast Manufacturing and Flight Test Center in
St. Augustine, Fla.
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://media.primezone.com/noc/.
"This is a significant milestone for the E-2D program," said Jim Culmo,
vice president of Airborne Early Warning and Battle Management Command and
Control Programs for Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector. "Since
taking its first flight in August 2007, the joint Northrop Grumman and U.S.
Navy Advanced Hawkeye team have been working hard in preparing for the
upcoming Operational Assessment (OA).
Conducted by a U.S. Navy test squadron, OA is an assessment of the
potential effectiveness of the E-2D in a mission environment. Successful
completion of OA is one of the critical steps the program must go through
prior to a U.S. Navy decision on low-rate initial production.
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the next generation of airborne early warning
systems while representing a two-generational leap in radar technology.
Capable of providing the U.S. Navy with enhanced airborne command and control
and expanded surveillance, the Advanced Hawkeye brings expanded battlespace
awareness to the warfighter by concentrating battle management, theater air
missile defense and multiple sensor fusion capabilities in one aircraft.
This milestone is one of many accomplishments the program has achieved in
2008, including the Aviation Week Military Laureate Award, the Society of
Experimental Test Pilots Leroy Grumman Award and the NAVAIR Commander's Award
for Program Management.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company
whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in
information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to
government and commercial customers worldwide.
SOURCE Northrop Grumman Corporation
