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The Eyes of the Fleet
An Analysis of the E-2C Aircraft Acquisition Options
The E-2C Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy’s all-weather airborne early-warning aircraft and an integral component of the Navy’s carrier air wing. Although some of the fleet E-2Cs are currently being replaced with an enhanced version of the aircraft, many E-2Cs are approaching their service life limits and the Navy is concerned about the aging fleet’s ability to satisfy future operational performance requirements. The Navy soon has to decide whether to buy new aircraft, retrofit old aircraft or refurbish them to extend their service lives, or adopt some combination of these options. This book analyzes the costs, benefits, and risks of those options. The authors find that none of the life-extension and retrofit options can sustain the required minimum number of available aircraft over the long run unless the Navy also buys some new E-2C aircraft, and radar-modernization retrofitting coupled with a life-extension program is so expensive that it would be more cost effective to buy new aircraft already equipped with the upgraded radar. In addition, a steady flow of E-2C work is critical to the Saint Augustine facility of Northrop Grumman Corporation, the E-2C prime contractor, and maintaining such a workflow is not feasible with a life-extension program alone.
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Pages: 107
ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-3154-6
Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Acronyms PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two:
Description of the Current E-2C Inventory PDF
Chapter Three:
Technical Analysis of the E-2C Upgrades PDF
Chapter Four:
E-2C Aircraft Inventory and Scheduling Analysis PDF
Chapter Five:
Cost Analysis PDF
Chapter Six:
Industrial Base Considerations PDF
Chapter Seven:
Conclusions and Recommendations PDF
References PDF
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