{"id":14300,"date":"2018-09-10T19:43:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T19:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/10\/us-clears-further-e-2d-hawkeye-package-for-japan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:49:50","slug":"us-clears-further-e-2d-hawkeye-package-for-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2018\/09\/10\/us-clears-further-e-2d-hawkeye-package-for-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"US clears further E-2D Hawkeye package for Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. has cleared a sale of up to nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for Japan, in a deal that could be worth as much as $3.14 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airborne early warning and control aircraft would represent an upgrade over the existing systems currently operated by Japan, and would work hand in hand with the Pacific nation\u2019s incoming fleet of F-35 joint strike fighters to upgrade regional surveillance \u2014 a vital need for Tokyo given perceived threats from China and North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan\u2019s Air Self-Defense Force currently operates 13 older E-2C Hawkeyes and four E-767 aircraft in the role at its bases in Misawa and Hamamatsu, respectively. Japan is already under contract<\/a> for four Hawkeye aircraft, with the most recent contract being signed last week; total procurement cost for Japan for the four E-2Ds is around $633 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States,\u201d an announcement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency stated. \u201cJapan is one of the major political and economic powers in East Asia and the Western Pacific and is a key partner of the United States in ensuring peace and stability in that region. It is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Japan in developing and maintaining a strong and effective self-defense capability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t