Aerospace Diary

AIN NEWS LIVE FROM AEROINDIA  »  2013 by    NEELAM MATHEWS Northop Grumman's E2-D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and communications platform is being considered for an Indian requirement that could total 18 aircraft. [Photo: Northrop Grumman]. February 5, 2013, 6:15 AM Northrop Grumman is at the Aero India show highlighting capabilities in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ( ISR ) including airborne early warning and control ( AEW &C) systems and the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for maritime reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicles. “There is a strong interest in the E2-D,” said Tom Trudell, manager, international business development,  AEW  and BMC2  programs. An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye crew workstation and flyable cockpit simulator are part of the  U.S.  defense group’s display at the show. The Indian Navy’s current requirement is for one squadron of four  AE...

AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE  »  JANUARY 11, 2013 by    NEELAM MATHEWS  and  CHRIS POCOCK The long-endurance multi-intelligence vehicle (LEMV) first flew last August. Northrop Grumman has proposed the hybrid airship to India for border and maritime surveillance. (Photo: Northrop Grumman) January 11, 2013, 10:10 AM Northrop Grumman has proposed its long-endurance multi-intelligence vehicle ( LEMV ) hybrid airship to meet new Indian requirements for border surveillance,  AIN  has learned from a senior official at the country’s Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ). The huge, unmanned  LEMV  was being developed for  U.S. Army missions over Afghanistan, but has fallen behind schedule. It  first flew last August , one year later than promised. In a presentation to the   MHA , Northrop Grumman described the   LEMV   as a lighter-than-air ( LTA ) vehicle that offers “a revolutionary ca...