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the next 10 years and provides the
opportunity for a cost-effective,
multiyear procurement," said Bart
LaGrone, vice president, E-2/C-2
programs, Northrop Grumman
Aerospace Systems. "The entire
Northrop Grumman-led E-2D
industry team remains focused
on providing the most capable
and cost-effective airborne early
warning and command and control
solution to our customer."
"Our Navy and Northrop
Grumman team continues to deliver
on our promises," said Capt. John S.
Lemmon, E-2/C-2 Airborne Tactical
Data System Program Office
(PMA-231) program manager. "I'm
confident we will meet our ultimate
goal to provide a capable and ready
fleet with E-2Ds as we prepare for
the first deployment in 2015."
Conducted by the U.S. Navy's
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron
One, IOT&E is a rigorous phase
of testing that every new system
undergoes to determine that it is
operationally effective and suitable
for fleet introduction. A successful
IOT&E is a key factor leading to
a successful full-rate production
decision and is a necessary step
leading to a multiyear procurement.
LaGrone continued, "An
operationally suitable and effective
rating confirms that the E-2D is a
mature airborne early warning and
battle management, command and
control system, capable of providing
critical force protection for carrier
Northrop
Grumman's
E-2D advanced
Hawkeye
approved for
full-rate
production
T
he E-2D Advanced Hawkeye,
designed and manufactured by
Northrop Grumman Corpora-
tion, has been approved to enter full-
rate production by the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD). This deci-
sion follows a report where the E-2D
was declared operationally suitable
and effective, following a successful
10-month initial operational test and
evaluation (IOT&E) conducted by the
U.S. Navy.
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"With the Navy's E-2D program
of record at 75 aircraft, this decision
by OSD enables the production
of the remaining 55 aircraft over
Program rated
operationally suitable
and effective following
successful test
and evaluation