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Navy/USMC

Navy’s Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft To Get Multi-Hour Endurance Increase

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, December 21st, 2016

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Navy’s Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft To Get Multi-Hour Endurance Increase

The first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye equipped with aerial refueling conducts its first flight at St. Augustine, Fla. (Photo Credit: U.S. Navy)

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