DefenceTalkJapan’s defence ministry wants to develop its own early-warning aircraft, replacing US-made planes as the Chinese and Russian air forces grow more assertive, a report said Sunday. The ministry has asked for an initial 80 million yen ($642,000) from the finance ministry for the next fiscal year starting April to produce a mock aircraft, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-wants-its-own-early-warning-planes-report-60632/

DefenceTalkJapan bolstered its military surveillance capabilities in the southern island region of Okinawa over the weekend, reports said, as territorial tensions with China simmer. The nation’s armed forces, called the Self-Defence Forces, launched a squadron of four E-2C early warning planes at its air base in Naha on the main Okinawan island Sunday, the Jiji […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-steps-up-surveillance-posture-against-china-59362/

DefenceTalkUnder a $34.5 million U.S. Navy contract, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) will modify the French Navy’s fleet of three E-2C Hawkeyes with an upgraded Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system, further increasing commonality and interoperability with U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. IFF systems enable warfighters to distinguish between friendly forces and enemies. Included in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-to-upgrade-french-navy-e-2c-hawkeye-fleet-49401/