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GRUMMAN E-2 HAWKEYE
HAWKEYE SERVICE
The Grumman Aircraft Engr. Corp., Bethpage, Long Is., New York, USA
Manufacturer: (In 1969, became Grumman Aerospace Corp., Grumman Corp.)
(In 1994, became Northrop-Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, California, USA)
Model: G-123
Designations: E-2; C-2; W2F
Names: Hawkeye; Advanced Hawkeye (E-2D), Greyhound (C-2)
First official flight: (W2F-1) 21/10/1960
Factory production
1959 - present
period:
Primary service period: 1964 - present
Last official flight: Still in service
HAWKEYE VARIANTS
1960 Model G-123 W2F-1 (E-2A) 62
1972 Model G-123 E-2C 212
2007 Model G-123 E-2D 2 Total: 276
1965 Model G-123 C-2A 56 Total: 056
Grand Total: 332
HAWKEYE PRODUCTION
W2F-1 (E-2A)
Twin-engined, carrier-borne, AEW
aircraft for USN. Large dorsal
radome, four tail fins. First 3 used
as prototype development aircraft.
Redesignated as E-2A in 1962.
Produced 1959 - 1967
Grumman Calverton, Long Is., New York (F)
BuNo.147263 / 147265 1/3
BuNo.148147 / 148149
- BuNo. 148149, static test 01 / 03
airframe.
BuNo.148711 / 148713 04 / 06
BuNo.149817 / 149819 07 / 09
BuNo.150530 / 150541 10 / 21
BuNo.151702 / 151725 22 / 45
BuNo.152476 / 152489 46 / 59 62 Total: 062
13 additional airframes cancelled.
E-2C
As YE-2C, production version. "Group"
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upgrade programs during production.
Produced 1971 - 2004
Grumman Calverton, Long Is., New York (GR)
E-2C Group 0
1972, initial production version.
BuNo.158638 / 158648 A001 / A011
BuNo.158845, 158846 ?
BuNo.159105 / 159112 A012 / A019
BuNo.159494 / 159502 A020 / A028
BuNo.160007 / 160012 A029 / A034
BuNo.160415 / 160420 A035 / A040
BuNo.160697 / 160703 mixed A043 to A051
BuNo.160771 / 160774
mixed A041 to A046
- 4 to Israel mixed as 941 to 946.
BuNo.160987 / 160992 A052 / A057
BuNo.161094 / 161099 A058 / A063
BuNo.161224 / 161229 A064 / A069
BuNo.161341 / 161346 mixed A070 to A079
BuNo.161400 / 161403
- 4 to JASDF as 34-3451 / mixed A071 to A077
34-3454.
BuNo.161547 / 161552 A080 / A085
BuNo.161780 / 161789
- 4 to JASDF as 43-3455 / ?
34-3458.
BuNo.162614 / 162619 ?
BuNo.162791 / 162802
- 2 to Egypt.
?
- 4 to Singapore as 011, 012,
014, 015.
BuNo.162824, 162825
?
- 2 to Egypt.
BuNo.163024 / 163028 A52-117 / A52-121 122
E-2C Group 1
1989, radar / avionics upgrade.
BuNo.163029 A52-122
BuNo.163535 / 163540 ?
BuNo.163565
- 1 to Egypt, original s/n ?
was BuNo. 162823.
BuNo.163693 / 163698 ?
BuNo.163848 / 163851 ?
BuNo.164107 A139 19
E-2C Group 2
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1991, radar / avionics upgrade.
BuNo.164108 / 164112 A140 / A144
BuNo.164352 / 164355 A145 / A148
BuNo.164483 / 164497
mixed A149 to A163
- 3 to JASDF.
BuNo.164621 / 164626
- 1 to Egypt.
?
- 3 to JASDF as 34-3459 /
34-3461.
Northrop-Grumman St. Augustine, Florida
BuNo.165293 / 165304 mixed A52-164 to A52-177
BuNo.165455, 165456
FR-1, FR-2
- 2 to France as 1, 2.
BuNo.165507, 165508 A173, A174
BuNo.165647 A178 47
E-2C Hawkeye 2000
1999, radar / avionics upgrade.
BuNo.165648 / 165650 A179 / A181
BuNo.165811 / 165828 A182 / A199
BuNo.166417 / 166419
- 1 to France as 3.
FR-3, - 24 Total: 212
- 2 to Taiwan as E-2K,
(Hawkeye 2000E), 2505, 2506.
23 additional airframes cancelled.
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
As E-2C+, major systems / avionics upgrade.
Produced 2006 - present
Northrop-Grumman St. Augustine, Florida
? D-1, SD-2 2 Total: 002
C-2A Greyhound
As YC-2A, production version.
Produced 1965 - 1968, 1984 - 1989
Grumman Calverton, Long Is., New York (GR)
BuNo.152786 / 152797 ?
BuNo.155120 / 155124 ?
BuNo.162140 / 162178 ? 56 Total: 056
12 additional airframes cancelled.
C-2A(R) - Upcoming new Greyhound variant.
Grand Total: 332
HAWKEYE CONVERSIONS
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US Navy
TE-2A 4 E-2A, crew trainer conversions.
E-2B 52 E-2A, 1969-1985, electronics upgrade, larger fins, refuelling receptor.
E-2A(148712, 148713), 1971, prototype with major electronics upgrade,
YE-2C 2
nose mounted search radar.
E-2C+ 1+ E-2C, 2001-present, 8-bladed propeller upgrade.
TE-2C 4 E-2C, crew trainer conversions.
E-2A(148147, 148148), 1964, prototype cargo conversion, redesigned
YC-2A 2
fuselage, no dorsal radome.
Foreign Conversions
E-2T 4 E-2B, 1995-present, upgraded conversions for Taiwan as 2501 / 2504.
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Hawkeye aircraft in military service with Egypt, France, Israel, Japan,
Mexico, Singapore and Taiwan.
- Some E-2's used by US Customs for anti-drug smuggling duties.
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