TOKYO -- In a move seen aimed at countering Russian and Chinese stealth aircraft, the U.S. Navy announced on Thursday that it will deploy to Japan its newest airborne early warning and control aircraft, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
Equipped with state-of-the-art radar, the Hawkeye will act as the eyes and ears of U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group Five, centered around Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. CSG5 is the only U.S. forward-based carrier strike group home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan.
