Hawkeye fixes gaze on merging missions

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Northrop Grumman Corp's E-2C Hawkeye has been evolved since it entered service with the US Navy in Nov 1973. It has gone through a series of major radar and avionics updates, progressively broadening its mission profile to meet changing operational requirements over a period stretching almost three decades. It has been updated to reflect the reorientation of the carrier battle group towards operations in support of joint expeditionary operations in the littoral, a change which has seen the aircraft take on additional strike control, tanker coordination and combat search and rescue support tasks. Thus, the originalairborne early warning role has been overlaid by a wider airborne battlefield comlmand and communications function.

Early Warning Aircraft, Northrop Grumman Corp.

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Bell rings the changes with Future Quad Tiltrotor

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Bell Helicopter has unveiled a new future Quad Tiltrotor (QTR) concept that is envisaged to serve as the basis for future seaborne tactical airlift platforms. The company expects to fly an advanced QTR demonstrator aircraft by 2004 and production deliveries by 2010. The new QTR design features a C-130-30 sice fuselage barrel, over 100,000 lb hover weight, more than 140,000 lb maximum weight, a maximum range of 2,000 nautical miles and a cruise speed of 280 knots.

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

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Naval aviators still core to maritime aviation

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Rear Adm Adrian Jones, Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm tells about the core expertise of the naval aviation community safeguarding the joint future of the Fleet Air Arm. According to him, maritime aviation is a key enabler in joint operations, as demonstrated by events in Iraq during Operation 'Telic'.

Management dynamics, Aircraft, Management, Company business management, Aeronautics, Military, Military aviation

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