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Northrop Grumman
![Japan Takes Delivery of First E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft Japan Takes Delivery of First E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-northropgrummandeliversfirste-2daircrafttojapan_83a1dfba-236a-4ad9-8503-3e31609caf99-prv.jpg)
Japan Takes Delivery of First E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Northrop Grumman has announced that it has delivered the first E-2D aircraft to the Japan Air Self Defense Force.
![Japan Moves Ahead With Procurement of 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft Japan Moves Ahead With Procurement of 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-northropgrummancompletesfirstflightofjapan’se-2dadvancedhawkeye_e2caab6c-3b3d-4ff5-8a45-f45b47a87a50-prv.jpg)
Japan Moves Ahead With Procurement of 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan has made a final decision to buy 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft from the United States.
![US State Department Approves Sale of 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft to Japan US State Department Approves Sale of 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft to Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-northropgrummancompletesfirstflightofjapan’se-2dadvancedhawkeye_e2caab6c-3b3d-4ff5-8a45-f45b47a87a50-prv.jpg)
US State Department Approves Sale of 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft to Japan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The total contract value for the nine Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft is estimated at around $3.135 billion.
![US Senate Votes to Keep Stealth Bomber Cost Top-Secret US Senate Votes to Keep Stealth Bomber Cost Top-Secret](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-26_17-16-07.jpg)
US Senate Votes to Keep Stealth Bomber Cost Top-Secret
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. Senators voted behind closed doors to keep the costs of the U.S. Air Force’s B-21 from the public.
![Confirmed: US Top-Secret Stealth Bomber to Be Named B-21 Confirmed: US Top-Secret Stealth Bomber to Be Named B-21](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-26_17-16-07.jpg)
Confirmed: US Top-Secret Stealth Bomber to Be Named B-21
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Air Force also unveiled the first image of the new long-range bomber.
![Confirmed: Work on the Pentagon’s Top-Secret Stealth Bomber Will Continue Confirmed: Work on the Pentagon’s Top-Secret Stealth Bomber Will Continue](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-17_10-28-42.jpg)
Confirmed: Work on the Pentagon’s Top-Secret Stealth Bomber Will Continue
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Boeing's protest over the Air Force’s decision to award a competitor the contract for a new bomber was struck down.
![How Will the US Air Force Pay For Its New Long Range Strike Bomber? How Will the US Air Force Pay For Its New Long Range Strike Bomber?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-05_15-53-28.jpg)
How Will the US Air Force Pay For Its New Long Range Strike Bomber?
By Robert Farley
How will the U.S. Air Force pay for its newest advanced bomber?
![Pentagon Awards Contract for US Air Force’s New Top-Secret Bomber Pentagon Awards Contract for US Air Force’s New Top-Secret Bomber](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-25_09-32-09.jpg)
Pentagon Awards Contract for US Air Force’s New Top-Secret Bomber
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Northrup Grumman emerges as winner, beating out Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
![US Air Force’s New Top-Secret Bomber Faces Further Delays US Air Force’s New Top-Secret Bomber Faces Further Delays](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-25_09-32-09.jpg)
US Air Force’s New Top-Secret Bomber Faces Further Delays
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The US Air Force is once more postponing the award of a contract to build the new Long-Range Strike Bomber.
![Will the US Air Force’s Top-Secret Bomber Cost $3 Billion Per Plane? Will the US Air Force’s Top-Secret Bomber Cost $3 Billion Per Plane?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-25_09-32-09.jpg)
Will the US Air Force’s Top-Secret Bomber Cost $3 Billion Per Plane?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Uncertainty continues to linger over the real costs of the Pentagon's new bomber.
![US Air Force’s Top-Secret Bomber More Expensive Than Thought US Air Force’s Top-Secret Bomber More Expensive Than Thought](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-20_09-27-35.jpg)
US Air Force’s Top-Secret Bomber More Expensive Than Thought
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Air Force misstated the costs for its top-secret program in a report to Congress.
![This is Japan's Newest Aircraft for Securing the Ryukyus This is Japan's Newest Aircraft for Securing the Ryukyus](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-03_18-18-16.jpg)
This is Japan's Newest Aircraft for Securing the Ryukyus
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces will soon be flying some of the most modern early warning radar aircraft.
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