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US Coast Guard orders another C-37B C2 aircraft from Gulfstream

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Illustration: US Coast Guard photo of an HC-130 Hercules and a C-37A in Alaska

The US Coast Guard has awarded Gulfstream Aerospace a $66.6 million contract for the purchase of a new C-37B long range command and control aircraft.

The October 6 contract, which leveraged an existing defense department contract administered by the air force, includes installation of coast guard-specific communications and security equipment.

The coast guard currently operates one C-37B long range command and control aircraft that provides command and control, required-use transport worldwide for coast guard and Department of Homeland Security leadership.

The new C-37B will ensure the service retains a two-aircraft fleet in order to provide this deployed command and control capacity.

In addition to the C-37B, the service also operates a C-37A acquired in 2002 as a replacement for the VC-20B, another Gulfstream aircraft that had been in operation since 1985.

C-37B is based on the Gulfstream G550 model which has been adapted for a wide range of military special missions worldwide, including aeromedical evacuation, airborne early warning, ground surveillance, head-of-state transport and maritime patrol.