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2009-09-13 India-Pakistan

US clears Hawkeye E-2D aircraft for India

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Posted by john frum 2009-09-13 15:36|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Paki/Sino knickers twisting in 5...4...3...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-09-13 15:39|| 2009-09-13 15:39|| Front Page Top

#2 The E-2D should be a nice upgrade from the Phalcon.

Posted by rwv 2009-09-13 19:05|| 2009-09-13 19:05|| Front Page Top

#3 The E-2 is a 1960's platform, but the electronics have been upgraded many, many times. It's kind of like the P-3 - a proven platform that has the right airspeed/loiter capability, a modern EW/ASW capability, and in the case of the E-2, carrier capable. What would really put Pakistan's knickers in a twist would be the US selling India the rights to build an upgraded version of the A-10, or the US Navy developing a carrier-capable version of the same.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-09-13 21:08|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-09-13 21:08|| Front Page Top

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