Northrop Grumman sees opportunities to sell E-2D in Gulf, Asia and North Africa

Despite losing to Saab on the deal to supply airborne early warning aircraft to the UAE, Northrop Grumman believes there are other opportunities to sell the E-2D to existing customers as well as new customers.

An E-2D Hawkeye flies over Naval Base Norfolk (13315193084)
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernest R. Scott/Released (An E-2D Hawkeye flies over Naval Base Norfolk) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Jerry Spruill, sector director with Northrop’s international mission solutions business, told Reuters: “We’re in the early days of E2-D opportunities.”

“We feel that the international potential for the E-2D is very bright.”

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