The Navy is drafting a contract proposal for a new batch of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft that includes a contingency for as many as 20 additional aircraft that could be sold to yet-to-be named foreign buyers, setting the stage for billions of dollars in potential additional orders for Northrop Grumman. On Dec. 6, Naval Air Systems Command announced plans in Federal Business Opportunities for a follow-on contract to the current multiyear production deal -- which ends in fiscal year 2018...
