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Aircraft of the U.S. Coast Guard |
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The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the U.S. Navy as a replacement for the earlier, piston-engined E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete. The aircraft's performance has been upgraded with the E-2B, and E-2C versions, where most of the changes were made to the radar and radio communications due to advances in electronic integrated circuits and other electronics. The fourth major version of the Hawkeye is the E-2D, which first flew in 2007. The E-2 was the first aircraft designed specifically for its role, as opposed to a modification of an existing airframe, such as the Boeing E-3 Sentry.
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Die Grumman E-2 Hawkeye ist ein amerikanisches Allwetter-, trägertaugliches taktisches Frühwarn-flugzeug (AEW). Dieses Twin-Turboprop-Flugzeug wurde in den späten 1950ern und frühen 1960ern von der Grumman Aircraft Company für die U.S. Navy als Ersatz für den früheren, mit Kolbenmotor ausgerüsteten E-1 Tracer entwickelt und ent-wickelt, die schnell veraltet war. Die Leistung des Flugzeugs wurde mit den E-2B- und E-2C-Versionen verbessert, bei denen die meisten Änderungen in der Radar- und Radiokommunikation aufgrund von Fortschritten bei elektronischen integrierten Schaltungen und anderer Elektronik vorgenommen wurden. Die vierte Hauptversion der Hawkeye ist die E-2D, die 2007 zum ersten Mal geflogen ist. Die E-2 war das erste Flugzeug, das speziell für ihre Rolle entwickelt wurde, im Gegensatz zu einer Modifikation einer bestehenden Zelle wie der Boeing E-3 Sentry. |
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E-2C |
As the E-2B but with all new electronics, surveillance radar and search radar, 63 built. In "plus-models" the E-2C also has an upgraded power-plant. |
E-2C |
Hauptserienversion mit APS-120 oder APS-125-Radar (später mit Achtblattpropellern nachgerüstet) |
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Contained in the Drug Abuse Act
of 1986 was a provision for an the U.S. Coast Guard to form an air
interdiction unit operating E-2C aircraft. The U.S. Navy was to provide
the aircraft and provide support facilities to operate the aircraft. NAS
Norfolk was the designated naval support facility for E-2C aircraft and
became the initial site of CGAW-1. A Coast Guard Station would later be
established at St. Augustine, Florida for E-2C operations. The E-2Cs were also deployed to six foreign Forward Operating Bases in the Caribbean stretching from Belize to Carioca to Grenada. In addition many CONUS bases were routinely used as staging areas. Deployment locations were based on known methods of operation and intelligence information that was getting better and better. This type operation proved to be most effective. During the last year of operation E-2C aircraft were deployed 293 days out of the year. The Coast Guard E-2C operation was discontinued on 22. November 1991. |
Im Drug Abuse Act von 1986 war
vorgesehen, dass die U.S. Coast Guard eine Luftabwehreinheit bildet, die
E-2C-Flugzeuge betreibt. Die U.S. Navy sollte das Flugzeug bereitstellen und
unterstützende Ein-richtungen für den Betrieb des Flugzeugs bereit-stellen.
NAS Norfolk war die designierte Marine-basis für E-2C-Flugzeuge und wurde
der ursprüng-liche Standort von CGAW-1. Später wurde in St. Augustine,
Florida, eine Coast Guard Station für E-2C Operationen eingerichtet. |
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