The U.S. approved Japan's purchase of five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft in a deal worth an estimated $1.381 billion to help counter threats from China.
to buy up to five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft, which is made by Northrop Grumman. The deal, which carries an estimated cost of $1.381 billion, also includes radars, engines, radios, advanced electronic systems, and spare parts. Congress can technically vote to block the sale, although it’s unlikely to do so given the deep ties and mutual defense treaty alliance between the U.S. and Japan.
The Advanced Hawkeye’s APY-9 radars — which would be included in the deal — are reportedly capable of tracking stealth aircraft that ordinarily have a very small radar cross-section when viewed by more common, less sophisticated radar systems. That capability would be crucial in a conflict with China, which fields a significant number of fifth-generation fighters, and with Russia, which has fewer aircraft with stealth capabilities in its arsenal.
PHILIPPINE SEA An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, assigned to the"Black Eagles" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113, recovers on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson , Jan. 29, 2022. Japan has operated the earlier E-2C Hawkeye variant since 1984 and acquired its first upgraded E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in 2019. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency noted in its announcement of the latest sale’s approval that, "Japan will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces."
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