
As the Navy moves forward in determining its future requirements for ferrying critical supplies and personnel from shore to aircraft carriers, Northrop Grumman [NOC] believes modernizing the current fleet of C-2A Greyhounds is the best option for the service, but that could face a stiff challenge by the V-22 in production under the partnership of Boeing [BA] and Bell [TXT]. Northrop Grumman’s C-2A has been performing the mission for decades. However, the aircraft will start reaching the end of their…