Editing Grumman E-2 Hawkeye (section)

====France====
[[File:FS CdG Super Hawkeye.jpg|thumb|French Navy Hawkeye with [[Folding wing|folded wings]]]]

The [[French Naval Aviation]] (Aeronavale) operates three E-2C Hawkeyes and has been the only operator of the E-2 Hawkeye from an aircraft carrier besides the U.S. Navy.<ref name=Eden>Eden, Paul, ed. "Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, Eyes of the fleet". ''Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft''. Amber Books, 2004. {{ISBN|1-904687-84-9}}.</ref> The French nuclear-powered carrier, {{ship|French aircraft carrier|Charles de Gaulle||2}}, currently carries two E-2C Hawkeyes on her combat patrols offshore. The third French E-2C Hawkeye has been upgraded with eight-bladed propellers as part of the NP2000 program. In April 2007, France requested the purchase of an additional aircraft.

The [[Flottille 4F]] of the French Navy's Aeronavale was stood up on 2 July 2000 and flies its E-2C Hawkeyes from its naval air station at Lann-Bihoue, deploying to the  ''Charles de Gaulle''. They took part in operations in Afghanistan and Libya.<ref>[http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NAVAIRNewsStory&id=4378 "French, U.S. Navy celebrate 10 years of E-2C excellence."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927075131/http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NAVAIRNewsStory&id=4378 |date=September 27, 2012}} ''PEO(T) Public Affairs'', 3 August 2010.</ref>

In September 2019 [[Florence Parly]], French [[Minister of the Armed Forces (France)|Minister of the Armed Forces]], announced that three new E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes would be purchased in 2020 to replace the E-2Cs in service.<ref>{{cite web|author=Henri-Pierre Grolleau, Paris - Jane's Navy International |url=https://www.janes.com/article/91573/french-navy-firms-up-plans-to-buy-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye |title=French Navy firms up plans to buy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye &#124; Jane's 360 |publisher=Janes.com |date=2019-09-27 |access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>

In December 2024, France's first E-2D Hawkeye entered production, scheduled for delivery in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Naval News |date=2024-12-10 |title=France's First E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Enters Production |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/12/frances-first-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-enters-production/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>