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Carrier onboard delivery (COD) is the use of aircraft to ferry personnel, mail, supplies, and high-priority cargo, such as replacement parts, from shore bases to an aircraft carrier at sea. [1] Several types of aircraft, including helicopters, have been used by navies in the COD role.
In February 2015, the Navy's FY 2016 budget confirmed the V-22's selection for the COD mission, replacing the C-2A. [14] [15] [16] The Navy is to order 44 of the Osprey, designated CMV-22B, with deliveries to start in 2020. [17] The C-2 was originally planned to be retired in 2027, but this was accelerated to 2024. [18]
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.
At present, this designation is assigned to units that fly landplanes, while the squadrons that fly COD (Carrier Onboard Delivery) aircraft are designated VRC. VRC Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Since the 1960s this designation is reserved for logistics squadrons that fly specialized COD aircraft. VR(F) Ferry Squadron
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COD / transport: 26 [1] Retiring by 2024, replaced by V-22 [2] C-12 Huron: United States: transport 69 64 on order [1] C-20 Grey Ghost: United States VIP transport: C-20G: 2 [1] C-26 Metroliner: United States transport / Reconnaissance: C-26D: 9 [1] C-38 Courier: United States transport C-38A: 2 C-40 Clipper: United States VIP transport 17 [1 ...
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VRC-30 was originally established as Air Transport Squadron 5 (VR-5) on 24 June 1943 at Naval Air Station Seattle.The squadron was operated the Douglas R4D Skytrain, Douglas R5D Skymaster, Beechcraft SNB Expeditor, and the Noorduyn JA-1 Norseman in regular service to Seattle, Washington, Oakland, California, San Francisco, the Aleutian Islands, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Point Barrow, Alaska.