GRUMMAN C-2A(R) GREYHOUND

The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engined, high-wing aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. It is a derivative of the Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye and shares the folding “Sto-Wings” and engines with the E-2, but has a wider fuselage with a rear-loading ramp. The Greyhound’s primary mission is carrier-onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft provided critical logistics support to carrier strike groups. Prototype C-2s first flew in 1964, and production followed the next year. The initial Greyhound aircraft were overhauled in 1973.

In 1984, more C-2As were ordered under the designation Reprocured C-2A or C-2A(R). In 2010, all C-2A(R) aircraft received updated propellers (from four to eight blades) and navigational updates (glass cockpit). Approximately 17 C-2A variants were produced between 1965 and 1968. During the Reprocured program, 1984 – 1989, roughly 39 C-2A(R) aircraft were built. The C-2A(R) served the carrier battle groups during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. In 2020, the U.S. Navy began replacing the remaining C-2As with 38 Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotors. Full fielding is projected to be completed by 2028.

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