Roosevelt carrier deployment sees first use of E-2D, NIFC-CA

By Lee Hudson / January 29, 2016 at 4:24 PM
The recent deployment of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group was the first time the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air system were used to bring a broader radar range. Cmdr. Daryl Trent, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron-150 commanding officer, told Inside the Navy during a Jan. 26 interview that the E-2D offered advanced radar capability compared to the legacy E-2C aircraft. "The advancement of this system is an absolute quantum leap in technology," he added. "The...

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