First flight of Japanese E-2D

Japan’s first E-2D prepares to take flight at the Northrop Grumman Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence in St Augustine, Florida. Northrop Grumman NORTHROP GRUMMAN completed the first flight of the initial E-2D for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) on November 13, 2017. The Advanced Hawkeye took to the air at the company’s Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence in St Augustine, Florida. Japan selected the E-2D in 2014 to fulfill its airborne early warning requirements. Northrop was awarded a $151.3m