Would airborne early warning have helped in the Falklands?

Would the Royal Navy have welcomed Hawkeyes during the Falklands War if it had a carrier able to launch them?

Yes, and Gannets or the helicopter early-warning capability that arrived after the war would also have been welcome.

The Royal Navy would have welcomed Hawkeyes or Gannets if a suitable carrier had been available to operate them. Helicopter airborne early warning is also treated as a capability that would have been valuable during the fighting. Those helicopters arrived after the war, with Illustrious recalled as the carrier bringing them south.