EP-3E Aries II

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The US Navy has conducted a Sensor System Improvement Program upgrade for its EP-3E signals-reconnaissance aircraft. The Navy is in need of four EP- 3E aircraft to add to its fleet and meet the operational requirement of 12 EP-3Es. The US Dept of Defense has put the EP-3E fleet under the direct control of the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman due to the high demand for the limited number of aircraft that are available.

Author: Burgess, Richard R.
Publisher: Navy League of the United States
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2000
International politics, Strike & Strike/Recon Aircraft, Military aircraft

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It's disposable

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The Coyote unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is designed to be launched from the sonobuoy chute of a patrol plane and it might prove feasible as an alternative to other small, ground-launched UAVs. The 12-pound Coyote's makers at Advanced Ceramics Research (ACR) Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, are assessing its potential as a surveillance or communications platform that would be launched from a Humvee or a submarine undersea.

Author: Burgess, Richard R.
Publisher: Navy League of the United States
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2006
Product introduction, New Products/Services, Design and construction, Aircraft industry, Military surveillance, Drone aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles

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EADS CASA CN-235 chosen for deepwater MPA

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A $130 million Coast Guard contract has been awarded to the Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) for the design and delivery of maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The CN-235-300M twin turboprop aircraft, which is built in Spain by Construcciones Aeronautics S.A. (CASA), a subsidiary of EADS, is chosen as the MDA platform for the Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System (IDS) program.

Author: Burgess, Richard R.
Publisher: Navy League of the United States
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2003
Contracts & orders received, Contracts & orders let, Guided Missiles, Space Vehicles, Parts, Contracts, Defense industry, Contract agreement, United States. Coast Guard, Defence industry, Integrated Coast Guard Systems

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