# Egypt seeking to acquire E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2021/08/egypt-seeking-to-acquire-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-aircraft/
- Published: 2021-08-06T14:50:41+01:00
- Author: Darek Liam

The Egyptian military is exploring the option of adding the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
aircraft to it’s inventory.

The E-2D Hawkeye aircraft made by Northrop Grumman is as an all-weather airborne
early-warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.

According to a briefing by Captain Pete Arrobio with Naval Air Systems Command (
Navair), during the United States Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space conference,
which was held on 3 August outside Washington, DC. Egypt and Taiwan are in discussions
to acquire the E-2D while France and Japan are about to acquire the type.

Egypt already fields several airborne early warning aircraft, including E-2C Hawkeyes,
C-130H Hercules electronics intelligence (ELINT) aircraft, several Beech 1900 ELINT
aircraft.

The North African country first acquired six E-2C Hawkeyes between 1986 and 1993,
and in late 1999, Egypt spent approximately $138 million for the upgrade of its 
five Hawkeyes to Hawkeye 2000 standard under a Navy FMS contract.

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The Hawkeye 2000 standard comes with an APS-145 radar and upgraded mission computer,
tactical mission system displays and navigation system, able to track more than 
2,000 targets simultaneously at a range of over 640 km and control 40–100 intercepts.

In June 2001, Northrop Grumman Corporation was contracted to deliver an E-2C Hawkeye
2000 export configuration aircraft to Egypt. However,

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Also, in 2003 and 2010, Egypt received a second-hand E-2C that was modernised to
Hawkeye 2000 standard, and a Hawkeye 2000.

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The next-generation E-2D Advanced Hawkeye has a new Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems&
Sensors AN/APY-9 solid-state, electronically steered UHF radar system, missile defence
capabilities, multi-sensor integration and a Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems
tactical glass cockpit.

The type has a secondary role of strike command and control, surveillance, airborne
control of search and rescue missions and can act as a relay to extend the range
of communications.

The new E-2D Hawkeye aircraft will coordinate airborne operation of Egypts large
fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcon, Mirage 2000, as well as newly delivered [Rafale](https://www.military.africa/2021/08/egypt-seeking-to-acquire-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-aircraft/military.africa/2021/05/egypt-buying-30-additional-rafale-aircraft-from-france),
[MiG-29M](https://www.military.africa/2021/08/egypt-seeking-to-acquire-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-aircraft/military.africa/2021/07/egyptian-air-force-mig-29-deliveries-completed-su-35-deliveries-begins),
and Sukhoi [Su-35.](https://www.military.africa/2021/08/egypt-seeking-to-acquire-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-aircraft/military.africa/2020/07/egyptian-air-force-new-sukhoi-su-35-breaks-cover)

For the past 10 years, the Egyptian military has been upgrading it’s surveillance
capacity by acquiring modern radar systems.

On the landward side, Egypt has [recently taken delivery of four units of French-made Thales Ground Master 400 (GM400)](https://www.military.africa/2021/08/egypt-seeking-to-acquire-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-aircraft/military.africa/2021/05/egypt-receives-thales-ground-master-gm400-radar-acquiring-spy-satellite-and-multi-role-tanker-transport-aircraft)
AESA air defense radars. These long-range, mobile, 3D radar system has a maximum
range of up to 515Km.

The Ground Master 3D air surveillance radar, provides C2 centres with superior situational
awareness at all times. 

Likewise in 2017, the Egyptian Armed Forces [took delivery of a new advanced 3D advanced early warning surveillance radar](https://www.military.africa/2021/08/egypt-seeking-to-acquire-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-aircraft/military.africa/2017/07/egyptian-armed-forces-gets-a-new-advanced-3d-early-warning-surveillance-radar)
called 59N6E Protivnik-GE 3D from Russia.

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