New Japan AWACS unit

A new E-2C early warning patrol plane unit was launched Air base in Naha, Okinawa, to bolster surveillance amid repeated intrusions by Chinese vessels into Japanese territorial waters.
Defense Minister told JASDF members at a ceremony commemorating the unit’s launch that they face “a dangerous situation” because China’s continued attempts to “change the status quo by force and threaten the rule of law could trigger emergencies.”
Chinese vessels have been shadowing or intruding into Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands on a regular basis since the chain was effectively nationalized by the Japanese government in 2012.
The uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, long administered by Japan, are claimed as Diaoyu by China and Tiaoyutai by Taiwan and are believed to be near lucrative gas and mineral deposits.
The JASDF has 13 E-2C aircraft deployed at Misawa airbase in Aomori Prefecture, but four of them will be transferred to Naha to bolster the new unit.
Another new unit will be established at an JASDF base in Shizuoka.
japantimes

USS Theodore Roosevelt Launches E-2D Hawkeye for the first time

The carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) launched and recovered E-2D Hawkeyes, from the Tiger Tails of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, for the first time, Dec. 3.
With notable improvements and new features, the E-2D is a major advancement from the E-2C Hawkeye.
Improvements include a fully integrated-all-glass-tactical cockpit, advanced identification friend-or-foe system, a new radar with both mechanical and electronic scanning capabilities, electronic support measures enhancements, new mission computers and tactical workstations.
After hundreds of practice landings on shore, the launch and recovery of the E-2D onboard Theodore Roosevelt begins VAW-125's final
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Japan could replace E-2C with 737 AEW&C

In response to China’s declaration of an air defense identification zone over the East China Sea that includes the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, the Japanese and U.S. governments have confirmed that the Self-Defense Forces and U.S. forces will cooperate to strengthen warning and surveillance activities over the sea.
To block China’s move to change the status quo by force, which Japan and the United States consider to be an unacceptable unilateral action, the SDF plans to set up a new permanent unit of the Air-Self Defense Force’s early-warning E-2C aircraft at Naha Base in the prefecture, and expand deployment of the Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance drone.
The SDF will launch “the second airborne warning and surveillance unit” at Naha Base in fiscal 2014, and will use some of the E-2C aircraft deployed at the ASDF’s Misawa Base.
With these plans in mind, the Defense Ministry plans to include its policy to introduce a successor aircraft to the E-2C in fiscal 2015.
The successor aircraft to the E-2C could be a Boeing E-737 AEW&C.
E-2C aircraft cannot be refueled in the air and can conduct warning and surveillance activities around the Senkaku Islands for only about four hours. The introduction of E-737s would make it possible for the SDF to conduct longer missions.
U.S. forces currently deploy the Global Hawk in Guam, which also conducts warning and surveillance activities around Japan. U.S.
The ASDF also intends to adopt the Global Hawk in fiscal 2015.
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Northrop Grumman to Upgrade French Navy E-2C Hawkeye Fleet

Northrop Grumman will modify the French Navy's fleet of three E-2C Hawkeyes with an upgraded Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system, further increasing commonality and interoperability with U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
IFF systems enable warfighters to distinguish between friendly forces and enemies.
The French Navy has been operating the E-2C Hawkeye since 2000 when it stood up the first French E-2 Hawkeye squadron, the Flotille 4F, in Lorient. France is the only country other than the United States to operate its E-2 Hawkeyes from an aircraft carrier. This unique bond has led to multiple interoperability exercises where the two navies have operated Hawkeyes from each other's carrier flight decks. The first of these took place in May 2001 when a U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeye flew from the deck of the USS Enterprise to the deck of the French carrier Charles de Gaulle.
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Upgraded E-2K inducted into ROCAF service

Four early warning aircraft that were previously sent to the United States for upgrades officially joined the Republic of China Air Force yesterday.

The aircraft, originally called E-2T, have been renamed E-2K following the upgrades, were commissioned during a ceremony yesterday at the Air Force 439 wing located in central city of Taichung yesterday, the Air Force said in a released statement.

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Taiwan receives upgraded E-2K early warning aircraft

Two upgraded E-2K airborne early warning aircraft which were sent to United States for upgrading were transported to Kaohsiung International Airport Station in southern Taiwan Saturday for follow-up tests and inspections.
In October 2008, the U.S. agreed to the first arms sales deal to Taiwan since President Ma Ying-jeou took office, which included the US$250

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E-2/C-2 ESOH team receives CNO Environmental Award

Sustainability efforts put forth by one of the Navy’s E-2/C-2 aircraft program teams were recently recognized with the 2012 Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Award.
The CNO’s office announced Feb. 21 the Environment, Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) team belonging to the E-2/C-2 Airborne Tactical Data System Program Office (PMA-231) received the award for its development of several pollution-preventing and energy-conserving initiatives, including a lighting management, building automation, and water conservation program and several material substitutions.
This is the second time the team has won a CNO Environmental Award.
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La US Navy pierde un E-2C/US Navy E-2C lost

La US Navy ha confirmado la pérdida de un E-2C del VAW 121 del portaaviones USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69), estrellado mientras operaba sobre el Norte del Mar Arábigo. Tres de los cuatro tripulantes han sido rescatados, el cuarto permanece desaparecido.
El E-2C volvía de una misión en apoyo de Enduring Freedom, cuando experimentó una serie de fallos mecánicos.
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US Navy E-2C lost: key.Aero, Military AviationThe US Navy has confirmed that an E-2C Hawkeye operating with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) crashed while operating in the North Arabian Sea.
Three of the four crew members have been rescued but search and rescue efforts continue for the missing fourth person.
The E-2C was returning from conducting operations in support of Operation ‘Enduring Freedom’ when it experienced a mechanical malfunction and the crew performed a controlled bale out.