E-2D to get HUD as part of cockpit upgrade
The E-2 is the last fixed-wing carrier-borne aircraft in the U.S. Navy that lacks a Heads-Up Display (HUD), this will change with the E-2D Hawkeye Cockpit Technical Refresh (HECTR program.
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 19, 2018) Aviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Fabian Lopez, assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, troubleshoots instrument lighting in the cockpit of an E-2C Hawkeye in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently underway in preparation for the ship’s participation in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ethan J. Soto/Released)
The upgrade by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (NGAS) is necessary as the E-2D Integration Navigation, Controls and Displays System (INCDS) cockpit will not support the E-2D mission in the Delta System Software Configuration (DSSC) 6 timeframe.
The HECTR program also aims to reduce the cockpit workload of the Hawkeye crew due to the addition of aerial refueling capability.
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