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The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft provides critical logistics support to carrier strike groups.
The Grumman C-1 Trader (TF prior to 1962) is a carrier onboard delivery (COD) variant of the Grumman S-2 Tracker. It was replaced by a similar version of the Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, the Grumman C-2 Greyhound. It entered service in 1956 and was retired in 1988, with 87 aircraft produced.
VRC-40, homeported at NS Norfolk, operates the Grumman C-2A Greyhound and reports to Commander, Airborne Early Warning Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. A VRC-40 C-1 Trader on the USS Lexington (AVT-16) in 1985. Maintaining and flying the squadron's 14 aircraft are nearly 320 enlisted personnel and 42 officers.
Grumman E-2 Hawkeye: 1960 122 Twin turboprop engine airborne early warning airplane Grumman C-2 Greyhound: 1964 56 Twin turboprop engine cargo airplane General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B: 1965 7 Prototype twin jet engine naval fighter Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II: 1966 256 Twin jet engine business airplane Grumman EA-6B Prowler: 1968 170
In the late 1960s Grumman began production of a cargo variant of its twin-turboprop E-2 Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft known as the C-2A Greyhound. Five Lockheed US-3A Viking aircraft were also used from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. The C-2 has remained the U.S. Navy's primary COD vehicle since that time.
The Northrop 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 United States Navy as a replacement for the earlier, piston-engined E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete.
Grumman E-1 Tracer: Carrier-based airborne early warning: Grumman: Developed from the Grumman C-1 Trader. Replaced by the E-2 Hawkeyes in 1964. [2] 1956 [3] 1960 [3] 88 Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye: Carrier-based airborne early warning: Northrop Grumman: Highly used by the United States Navy; developed into the Grumman C-2 Greyhound. [4 ...
Grumman A-6 Intruder; Grumman AF Guardian; Grumman C-1 Trader; Grumman C-2 Greyhound; Grumman E-1 Tracer; Grumman E-2 Hawkeye; Grumman EA-6B Prowler; Grumman F-14 Tomcat; Grumman F2F; Grumman F3F; Grumman F4F Wildcat; Grumman XF5F Skyrocket; Grumman F6F Hellcat; Grumman F7F Tigercat; Grumman F8F Bearcat; Grumman F9F Panther; Grumman F-9 Cougar ...