1:48 Italeri 2687 - E-2C Hawkeye / Hawkeye 2000

The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is the successor to the E-1B, which was manufactured by Grumman in the mid-1950s. In 1964, the US Navy delivered the first aircraft specifically built for AEW operations. It was the E-2A. By the year 67, 59 aircraft of this type had been manufactured. They were widely used during the Vietnam conflict. After its completion, modifications were made and it was given the new designation E-2B.

The most significant of these was its equipment with a new high-speed programmable digital computer. The E-2C program started in 1968. It is the third generation of Hawkeye aircraft. The prototype E-2C had its first flight in 1971 and the first aircraft was delivered to the US Navy in 1973. By March 1994, 139 aircraft had been manufactured or converted from previous versions.