More Hawkeye Pics
Via Pinch, comes a bevy of new E-2D shots from NAVAIR:
Via Pinch, comes a bevy of new E-2D shots from NAVAIR:
Interesting development noted below in light of discussions about calling out China (or not) in context of new Maritime Strategy Iran buys (sic) Israeli fighter jets Iran has signed a contract with China for the delivery of two squadrons of J-10 fighter planes. The design was developed by Israel for its Air Force…
Came across the following while researching something else: Have to wonder how long the formation lasted after the photographer took the shot. Talk about a range of disparity – from the B-36/B-52 bringing up the rear to the Dart and Super Sabre in lead and the transports stuck in the middle, you know there had…
DoDBuzz is reporting new cost estimates for the JSF program are going to jump by over $17.1B. Apparently the concurrent nature of the program lies at the heart of the massive revision upwards of program costs. So much so that Nunn-McCurdy is starting to be invoked: “Unfortunately, DoD has put all its eggs in the…
By any measure, fifty years is remarkable. Birthdays, reunions, wedding anniversaries – in all of these the marker set at fifty years is justifiably prominent and noteworthy. For aircraft — especially those in carrier aviation, it is signatory. This month the E-2 Hawkeye will celebrate 50 years, starting with the first flight of the prototype,…
Arriving in the mail today — the E-2D IOT&E patch. IOT&E (Initial Operational Test & Evaluation) is a critical milestone event for the E-2D program. Conducted by VX-1, operating out of Pax River, IOT&E provides an opportunity to test the aircraft and weapons system in a more dynamic environment than what was present for developmental…
A good friend, fellow scribe and most importantly, a shipmate of the very best kind, CAPT Kevin Miller, USN-Ret. has just published his first novel, Raven One as an ebook with Kindle Books. Hozer was an F/A-18 driver and served penance with me on the Navy Staff many passings of the Moon ago. Over time we’ve gone…
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She’s beautiful!!!
Shiny and clean! No salt spray.
Glass cockpits and color big-screens for the Moles, no less.
Did I notice a receptacle for mid-air refueling behind the cockpit? If so, those triple cycles just got a lot longer (if we buy the things).
Shiny indeed 🙂 Makes me wish I were a JO again – but then, I’m betting the guys who finished out in Fudds felt the same way in retirement when looking at the (then) new E-2C ARPS in ’78…
– SJS
The color “big” screens look similar to the ones in the HE2K; I’d just like to have the brand new radar to populate it. And we’re going to need some new seats if we’re going to do AAR; my bottom is only rated for 5.0…
Wow…sucking up the gear before the end of the runway, close formation flying, breaks and low passes over the field.
And all with a yoke and not a stick…
The Fighter Union is gonna be over to break a few kneecaps..
And…link to pics large enough for use for wallpapers, please?
Great shots…to bad the O will slow the production rate.