The Advanced Hawkeye will be a criticalnode in the FORCEnet architecture and willprovide a highly adaptive form of AirborneCommand and Control. Using its data andinformation services capabilities, it will havethe ability to gather large amounts of datafrom both onboard and offboard sensors andthen fuse and exploit that data, transformingit into actionable knowledge. As the Navy’sonly carrier-based battle manager, the

Advanced Hawkeye will be able to provideincreased situational awareness to warfighterson the ground, in the air, and on the surface.The Advanced Hawkeye’s FORCEnet architecture will make it a true catalyst fornaval transformation in network enabled capability and the gateway to Chief of NavalOperations Admiral Michael G. Mullen’svision for a “1,000-ship navy.”

Advanced Hawkeye: A Key FORCEnet Enabler

Hawkeye Nation* Global presence in support ofsovereign power projection fornational defense and security*Currently operating E-2C configuration aircraft

Advanced Hawkeye: The Heart ofSea ShieldProtecting the fleetThe Advanced Hawkeye’s two-generationleap in radar technology, enhanced surveil-lance, communications capability, onboarddecision support systems, and ability tooperate in a cluttered and electronicallyjammed environment makes it perfectly suitedto assume this critical role. Operating fromforward-deployed aircraft carriers and utilizing Cooperative Engagement Capability(CEC), the Advanced Hawkeye works inconcert with CEC-equipped Aegis surfacecombatants to provide the unprecedentedcruise missile detection necessary to establish robust forward defense againstthese modern threats. Coupled with its connectivity to other airborne assets, battlespace situational awareness, and rich sensor data, the Advanced Hawkeye isuniquely positioned to coordinate air strikesagainst hostile targets. These combinedcapabilities make the Advanced Hawkeyecritical to the defense of our forces operatingin the littoral and overland environment.

Operating in the LittoralsAssured accessProviding access to the world’s littorals willbe the primary responsibility of forward-deployed naval forces for the foreseeablefuture. Operating in the littoral environmentpresents both challenges and risks to ourJoint Forces. Mitigating the risk posed byland-based missile threats is becomingextremely problematic; these low-flying,low-signature, high-speed missiles fromenemy launchers concealed deep inlandoffer precious little reaction time afterbreaking the radar horizon. As proliferationof these advanced cruise missiles steadilyincreases, the need for a viable solution tocounter the risk they pose to our coalitionforces operating in the littorals becomesgreater than ever.

Sea ShieldExtending our defensesIn the words of Admiral Vern Clark, formerChief of Naval Operations, Sea Shield isabout “…extending our defenses beyondnaval forces, to the joint forces and allies andproviding a defensive umbrella deep inland.”To provide that umbrella, our naval forcesneed to share vast quantities of battlespaceintelligence and information over a GlobalInformation Grid (GIG) that connects eachasset in the cruise missile kill-chain. Within that umbrella, an asset capable ofcontributing both sensor information and situational awareness to the GIG whiletransforming available information intoactionable knowledge is required to act asan airborne battle manager. This asset must be able to operate in a fully open anddistributed network-centric architecture andconnect the numerous assets responsiblefor providing the required level of cruisemissile protection. But few platforms arecapable of assuming this role; even fewerare capable of operating from a forward-deployed carrier at sea. Only the Hawkeyecan fulfill this complicated role of airbornebattle manager–and do it from the sea.

E-2D Advanced HawkeyeBattle Management Command and Control

Mission ExpansionE-2C Hawkeye employment in OperationEnduring Freedom and Operation IraqiFreedom has confirmed the critical capabilities a carrier-based airborne battlemanager brings to the battlespace.Hawkeye command and control capabilitieshelped coordinate the dynamic flow of theair campaign, and increasingly, manyaspects of the ground campaign.

U.S. Navy sea experiments are nowfocused on demonstrations that permit thedirect feed of images, video, data, digitalchat, and Internet Protocol communication

into the Advanced Hawkeye. These sources of data, in addition to traditionaltrack data, will allow the Advanced Hawkeyeto build an even more complete picture ofthe battlespace.

Eventually, offboard images and video fromunmanned air vehicles under Hawkeye con-trol may be processed onboard the aircraftfor immediate weapon-target pairing andstrike assignment. Thus, the AdvancedHawkeye will fulfill an ever-expanding rolein Sea Strike in addition to its preeminentrole in Sea Shield.

Our Mission - Our CommitmentEnable and integrate We are the premier integrator of Joint Battle Management Command and Control–Navy (JBMC2-N)weapon systems and the prime contractor for the Hawkeye aircraft. Our mission is to be theenabler, architect, and integrator of system-of-systems solutions for future knowledge-based,open-architecture/non-proprietary military networks that allow precise, purposeful application oflethal power. Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems’ AEW & EW Systems business area isfully committed to understanding the underlying operational needs and requirements of both our military and civilian customers around the world. Applied leadership in management andtechnology innovation enable us to develop complex system-of-systems solutions that harnessthe richness and reach of sensor and information technologies to optimize the effectiveness ofnetwork centric warfare architectures.

Our Industry TeamOrchestrating a revolutionary system A superior team of more than 170 world-class suppliers from around the country has beenassembled to bring the finest manufacturing, engineering, avionics, and weapons systemsdevelopment experts to the Advanced Hawkeye program with a special focus on migrating tocommercial off-the-shelf components. These industry leaders are working together to supportthe Advanced Hawkeye program throughout the transition from systems development, integra-tion, and testing to successful fleet introduction of the Advanced Hawkeye.

Radar System and RotodomeAntenna Represented by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Raytheon,and L3 Communications Randtron. Keytechnological developments to theAdvanced Hawkeye include:• Modular Systems Development• High Dynamic Range Receivers• Advanced Solid State Transmitters• Space-Time Adaptive Processing• Electronically Scanned Array Technology

Mission SystemsRepresented by Northrop Grumman,Lockheed Martin, and BAE SYSTEMS, in conjunction with key avionics and missionsystems suppliers, the following upgrades tothe Advanced Hawkeye will be included:• Fully Integrated “All Glass” Tactical Cockpit• Advanced Identification Friend or Foe

System

• Mission Computer and TacticalWorkstations

• Electronic Support MeasuresEnhancements

• Modernized Communications and DataLink Suite

Propulsion and Aircraft SystemsRepresented by Rolls-Royce, HamiltonSundstrand, and numerous other aircraftelectrical, mechanical, component, andstructure suppliers. Improvements to theAdvanced Hawkeye include:• Engine and Propeller Modifications• High Capacity Electrical Generating

System• Equipment Cooling and Pressurization

Elements• Aircraft Wiring, Composites, and Structures

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Advanced Hawkeye: At the heart of the distributed missiledefense network; a true cornerstone of Sea Shield

The Advanced Hawkeye is the first platformin the distributed missile defense network todetect a cruise missile launched from aground-based mobile platform. Respondingto this time-critical threat, the AdvancedHawkeye, utilizing FORCEnet-enabled com-munications, alerts an Aegis missile cruiserof the launch and provides continuous cueinginformation until the Aegis can destroy themissile. Simultaneously, collaborating withsatellite intelligence, surveillance, and recon-naissance assets, the Advanced Hawkeyedirects an unmanned aerial vehicle to pre-cisely locate and identify the launch plat-form. As the airborne battle manager, theAdvanced Hawkeye relays this information tostrike aircraft, which deliver precision-guidedweapons to eliminate the launcher before itcan reposition or launch a second attack.

With a two-generation leap in radar technologyand improved data processing and communi-

cations, the Advanced Hawkeye will bethe foundation for Theater Air MissileDefense, a key element of the U.S. Navy’sSea Power 21 Sea Shield. In addition, thesystem will fulfill an ever-expanding role inSea Strike, with improved detection and track-ing capability in littoral and overland opera-tions. Utilizing its open-architecture networkconnectivity, it will be a key FORCEnetenabler and will provide the ability to coordi-nate Time-Critical Targeting and Time-CriticalStrike operations.

The Hawkeye’s performance in OperationEnduring Freedom and Operation IraqiFreedom demonstrated how dynamic andflexible the weapon system is in a joint forcebattle engagement. When fielded in 2011,Advanced Hawkeye will be critical in thetransformation to a fully networked jointcombat force, providing airborne battlespacecommand and control well into the 21st century!