Two months after a report on the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye maritime surveillance aircraft's new radar expressed concern about unresolved performance problems, the commander of Naval Air Systems Command said the radar is actually ahead of schedule thanks to a "rigorous" design review. "The new radar is actually a bit ahead of schedule and we were very encouraged," Vice Adm. David Venlet told Inside the Navy Dec. 14. "I would say the reason we are ahead of schedule by a little...
