Airbus Military has announced that the US Coast Guard has ordered three additional CN235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
Designated as the HC-144A Ocean Sentry in the US, the CN235s are modified to carry search radar, electro-optical and infrared cameras, an Automatic Identification System for data collection from vessels at sea, and a communications suite. The Coast Guard currently operates 10 HC-144s, with the aircraft achieving initial operating capability last year.
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The new aircraft will be delivered from 2011. The US Coast Guard expects to eventually take 36 Ocean Sentries to replace their fleet of HU-25 Guardian Falcon jets.
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