Profile
- Type
- Carrier-based airborne early warning and control aircraft
- Conflict side
- United States
- Origin
- United States
- Service note
- 2010s-present
Aircraft & UAVs
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is Northrop Grumman's carrier-based airborne early warning and command aircraft, built around a 360-degree radar and five-person crew. U.S. Navy E-2Ds were documented supporting Operation Epic Fury in the United States-Iran Conflict in 2026.
- Conflict side
- United States
- Built by
- Northrop Grumman
- Built in
- United States
Service History
- In service
- U.S. Navy IOC in October 2014; carrier airborne command and control aircraft in frontline fleet use.
- Used by
- United States Navy
- Wars
- United States-Iran Conflict
Production History
- Built by
- Northrop Grumman
- Built in
- United States
Specifications
- Crew
- Five
- Speed
- 300+ kts
- Ceiling
- 37,000 ft
- Power plant
- Two Rolls-Royce T56-A-427A turboprop engines, 5,100 shp each
- Radar
- AN/APY-9 UHF radar with 360-degree coverage and simultaneous air/ground tracking
Conflict Usage
- United States-Iran Conflict
- Side: United StatesRole: Carrier airborne early warning and battle management
United States-Iran Conflict: used by U.S. Navy carrier air wings in support of Operation Epic Fury aboard USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln in 2026.
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Images
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NAVAIR E-2D Advanced HawkeyePublisher: Naval Air Systems Command | Note: Supports E-2D Advanced Hawkeye specifications and program background, including crew, speed, ceiling, power plant, and prime contractor. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced HawkeyePublisher: Northrop Grumman | Note: Supports E-2D background and product-page image provenance for Northrop Grumman media showing the aircraft in service and on display. | Accessed: 2026-06-20DVIDS U.S. Forces Launch Operation Epic FuryPublisher: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service | Note: United States-Iran Conflict: used by U.S. forces in support of Operation Epic Fury aboard USS Gerald R. Ford on Feb. 28, 2026. | Accessed: 2026-06-20CENTCOM USS Abraham Lincoln Flight Ops Support Operation Epic FuryPublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: United States-Iran Conflict: used by U.S. forces in support of Operation Epic Fury aboard USS Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 28, 2026. | Accessed: 2026-06-20