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2019-07-07
NGC’s E-2D to Build a Complete Picture for Japan
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed its first delivery of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) on March 29. The aircraft will be produced at the company's Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence in St. Augustine, Florida.
The company will manufacture the Japanese E-2D on the same multiyear production line used for U.S. aircraft, which allows for a more efficient and affordable delivery schedule.
“Northrop Grumman’s longstanding partnership with Japan is beginning a new chapter with the delivery of the first Japan E-2D,” said Jane Bishop, vice president and integrated product team leader, manned airborne surveillance programs, Northrop Grumman. “This aircraft provides a significant increase in early warning and surveillance capability to outpace Japan’s evolving security needs.”
Japan has operated the Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye since 1983 and is the largest E-2 operator outside the U.S. The E-2C is also currently used by Taiwan, France and Egypt.
Command and Control Capabilities
Airborne early warning and control is essential to battle management by providing senior commanders with a comprehensive operational picture and connectivity with all air, ground, and maritime assets. Hawkeye’s command and control capabilities coordinate the dynamic flow of air operations, the precision management of the long-range maritime domain, and support to ground forces. Data provided by satellites and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), integrated with conventional track information, enable the Hawkeye to build a complete picture of the battle space.
The Hawkeye’s advanced detection and information processing capabilities enable multi-mission situation awareness. The E-2D delivers a two-generation leap in radar technology, allowing the aircraft to track threats at extended range. Its electronic support measure system detects and classifies targets at distances beyond radar limits. The onboard communications and data processing subsystems are capable of collecting and distributing the tactical picture to command centres and other assets for network-centric operations.
Interoperability
The aircraft can also be used in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capacity for civilian emergency coordination. The E-2D offers interoperability with next-generation aircraft systems and U.S. Navy allies to support regional security cooperation. To ensure long-term success of the Japan E-2D fleet, Northrop Grumman will be providing continued support to JASDF in the areas of sustainment and maintenance, in coordination with several Japanese firms.
The E-2D Hawkeye provides 360-degree automatic, simultaneous air and sea surface radar detection with multimode long-range identification friend or foe (IFF) detection, automatic radar correlation, and long-range passive detection and classification of electronic emitters.
The extensive suite of radios and data links with its integrated, automated sensor systems, make the aircraft a network-centric warfare enabler for joint battle management command and control. The result is Knowledge 360 — the ability to see in all directions and act accordingly.
The Japan Ministry of Defense selected the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in 2014 to fulfill the nation's airborne early warning requirements. Northrop Grumman began production in 2016 on two aircraft.
Extensive Upgrades
In April this year, the U.S. Navy awarded a multi-year contract modification for an additional 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to Northrop Grumman. Under the US$3.2 billion fixed-price-incentive-firm contract, the company is expected to produce and deliver 24 aircraft by 2026. The contract also includes an option for nine additional foreign military sales aircraft.
In February 2019, the U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a US$59 million contract for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) /Inertial Navigation System (INS)-Modernization, or EGI-M, technology. Based upon modular and truly open systems architecture, the EGI-M system will support the rapid insertion of new capabilities and adaptability based on unique platform requirements. Additionally, the modernised navigation system will incorporate new generation GPS receivers, which will be capable to securely and accurately transmit the new military signals for space (M-Code). The lead platforms for EGI-M are F-22 and E-2D.
EGI-M technology is designed for compatibility with current systems on legacy aircraft, allowing ease of integration and rapid adoption of new capabilities. EGI-M will also comply with the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen air traffic control requirements that aircraft flying at higher altitudes be equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS‑B) Out by January 2020. ADS-B Out transmits information about an aircraft’s altitude, speed and location to ground stations and to other equipped aircraft in the vicinity.
Reference Text/Photos:www.northropgrumman.com
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