Test flights being conducted with the United States Navy's Grumman F-14D Tomcat fighter aircraft and E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft symbolize a major advance in the ability of deployed aircraft carrier battle groups to exercise command and control of primary air defense assets-the long-range combat air patrol. Flight testing with the swing-wing Tomcat fighter equipped with the joint tactical information distribution system began in March 1990 at the test facility of Grumman Corporation in Bethpage, NY. A number of modifications have been made to the Hawkeye to accommodate the new capability. The aircraft also is being equipped with a General Electric APS-145 radar.


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    Title :

    Navy's information system bolsters fleet air defense


    Additional title:

    Informationssystem der Marine unterstützt die Luftverteidigung


    Contributors:
    Walsh, E.J. (author)

    Published in:

    Signal ; 44 , 9 ; 107-115


    Publication date :

    1990


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English