Northrop Grumman E-10
| Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Reconnaissance plane |
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| First flight: |
Never happened |
| Commissioning: |
Development canceled in 2007 |
| Production time: |
Was never built |
The Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A (Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft) is the name of a US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft that did not get beyond the development phase.
description
The E-10 was to use the B767-400ER from the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing as a starting model and was to receive extensive radar and electronic equipment for ground surveillance, reconnaissance , target recognition and tracking and electronic warfare . In these functions, the MC2A was initially to replace the E-8 Joint STARS and RC-135 Rivet Joint and later the E-3 Sentry .
In May 2003, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Raytheon were awarded the contract to build a prototype and four series machines. Cuts in the funding of the program caused the USAF in March 2005 to extend the development by five years, so that, according to these plans, an operation would not have been expected before 2015.
For the 2007 budget year, the Air Force reduced the E-10 project again in January 2006. Accordingly, only one machine should be built for technology demonstration. At the end of February 2007, the USAF stopped the planned program for integrating radar and communications technology and finally abandoned the E-10 program entirely for reasons of cost.
Individual evidence
- ^ Northrop Grumman Acts On Air Force Decision to End E-10A Program , Northrop Grumman, March 13, 2007.
- ^ Statement by Lt. Gene. David A. Deptula ( Memento of May 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance of the USAF, before the US House of Representatives Armed Forces Committee, April 19, 2007. (PDF, pp. 17f.)