{"product_id":"heller-82302-1-72-grumman-e-2c-hawkeye","title":"Grumman E-2C Hawkeye","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Grumman E-2C Hawkeye is a carrier-borne early airborne warning aircraft designed to provide an extensive radar coverage to a combat task force. Thanks to its AN\/APS-\u003cbr\u003e\n145 rotating radar housed in its dorsal rotodome, it can detect and track up to 2,000 targets as far as 250 nautical miles on 360°. The radar is linked to an AN\/ALQ-217 ESM\u003cbr\u003e\npassive sensor able to locate and identify radars within range, broadening the on-site commanders’ tactical view.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe French Naval Aviation has three of these aircraft, which can be deployed on the Charles de Gaulle nuclear aircraft carrier. The first two aircraft were delivered to the E-2C\u003cbr\u003e\nstandard in December 1998 and April 1999 to fleet squadron 4F at Lann-Bihoué, and they were joined in February 2004 by a third aircraft, which was delivered directly to the\u003cbr\u003e\nE-2C+ Hawkeye 2000 standard, a version recognisable by its Collins NP2000 electronically controlled eight-blade composite propellers. Hawkeye Nos. 1 and 2 were upgraded\u003cbr\u003e\nto this standard in 2006 and 2007 respectively, harmonising the configuration of the three planes for better performance and simplified maintenance.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn addition to the pilot and co-pilot, the tactical section in the rear compartment houses three weapons systems officers manning modern on-board electronics and numerous\u003cbr\u003e\nmeans of communication and data links 11 and 16, as well as the Fleet-Satcom satellite link provided by an antenna located in the centre of the radome. The interface is provided\u003cbr\u003e\nby new Famous consoles, which enable them to carry out control, command and electronic intelligence missions for French and allied forces.\u003cbr\u003e\nCall-signed ‘Damo’, the French Hawkeyes were first deployed on the Charles de Gaulle in July 2001 before sailing for the Heracles mission to the Arabian Gulf and Afghanistan,\u003cbr\u003e\noperating in conjunction with the E-2Cs of the American super-aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. After several deployments during the Agapanthe and Enduring Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\nmissions, as well as exercises with various allied forces in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf operating zones, the Hawkeyes were sent ashore during the Charles de Gaulle's\u003cbr\u003e\nIndisponibilité Pour Entretien et Réparation (IPER, maintenance and repair period). The radar aircraft therefore operated from land bases, ensuring the operational continuity\u003cbr\u003e\nof the fleet and carrying out other types of early warning and control missions. For example, in 2008, two of the aircraft took part in the fight against drug trafficking in the\u003cbr\u003e\nCaribbean alongside US Navy units, even embarking on US Navy supercarriers.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe French Hawkeyes were modernised between 2017 and 2019, notably to upgrade the avionics and bring them in line with International Civil Aviation Organisation standards.\u003cbr\u003e\nElectronic performances were also enhanced to improve signal processing and coastal detection capabilities. Now reaching reach their age limit, the three French E-2C+\u003cbr\u003e\naircraft will be replaced by 2030 by in-flight-refuellable E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53120985825547,"sku":"82302","price":43.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/c0libmNMbWdySitQdGRYRUpqSS9lbW9zaHhLZm8zYXhGOHBKdmZDYmNwYz0.jpg?v=1779100019","url":"https:\/\/anglia-models.com\/products\/heller-82302-1-72-grumman-e-2c-hawkeye","provider":"Anglia Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}