Northrop Grumman Wins $21.1 Million Navy Order to Add NATO Radio to E-2D Hawkeye

Northrop Grumman Wins $21.1 Million Navy Order to Add NATO Radio to E-2D Hawkeye

The Melbourne, Florida, defense contractor will integrate the SATURN anti-jam radio into the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and deliver 94 modification kits, with work expected to finish in April 2028.

Richard Miniter
First Published: July 28, 2026, 1:20 PM ET

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., the fifth-largest contractor to the U.S. federal government, won a $21.1 million Navy order to fit NATO-standard secure radios into carrier-based surveillance planes, as announced on war.gov.