The EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry is a medium-range, twin-engined turboprop aircraft used by the United States Coast Guard in the search-and-rescue and maritime patrol missions. Based on the Airbus Military CN-235, it was procured as a "Medium Range Surveillance Aircraft."

The HC-144As modern C4ISR suite, modular cabin, miserly fuel consumption rate, and short field takeoff and landing capability make it uniquely suited for USCG missions. Specifications: Dimensions:

2023年9月29日 · The HC-144 "Ocean Sentry" is a fixed-wing, twin-engine aircraft utilized by the modern United States Coast Guard (USCG) service in the Search and Rescue (SAR) role. The type is built atop the framework of the earlier, proven EADS (now Airbus Military) CN-235 tactical transport as thus retains its high-winged monoplane and twin-turboprop ...

Each aircraft received a new cockpit control display unit, used as the primary avionics computer for communication control, navigation and equipment monitoring, and has been re-designated as an HC-144B. The service is also integrating the Mino-taur mission system across its fixed wing surveillance aircraft.

In combination with the C-27J Spartan, the HC-144 Ocean Sentry provides maritime patrol capabilities as part of the Coast Guard’s medium range surveillance aircraft fleet.

Following missionization, the aircraft’s range, endurance, speed and payload will make it a valuable asset in addressing the Coast Guard’s maritime flight-hour gap. Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, 13 C-27J aircraft were regenerated from a preserved status at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.

The EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry is a medium-ranged, twin-engined aircraft used by the United States Coast Guard in the search-and-rescue and maritime patrol missions. Procured as the "Medium Range Surveillance Aircraft", the HC-144 is manufactured by EADS North America and is based on Airbus Military's (formerly EADS CASA) CN-235 transport.

2024年9月22日 · Airline: United States - US Coast Guard (USCG) Reg: 2305 photos; Aircraft: CASA HC-144B Ocean Sentry; Serial #: 174; Photo date: 2023-08-24; Uploaded: 2023-09-14

The Coast Guard leased a CASA 212-300 as a utility aircraft to provide lower cost logistic support for the drug and alien interdiction programs that

2004年5月3日 · Follow-on orders for 33 EADS Casa CN-235-300s are at risk after a US Coast Guard review of its maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) requirement for the Deepwater programme. Separately, a...