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So inzwischen habe ich hier etwas zur Night Attack Hornet finden können.
Zitat F/A-18C/D Night Attack: First flight of prototype 6 May 1988; one Night Attack F/A-18C (163985) and one D (163986) delivered to Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, on 1 and 14 November 1989 respectively; all F/A-18Cs and Ds delivered subsequently (FY88 procurement) have all-weather night attack avionics. Hughes AN/APG-73 radar (first F/A-18 flight test 15 April 1992) standard from May 1994; initially on aircraft of VFA-146 and VFA-147. US Navy squadrons equipped with F/A-18C Night Attack; US Marine Corps `VMFA-' squadrons also F/A-18C Night Attack; Marines `VMFA(AW)-' squadrons with F/A-18D Night Attack; deliveries of night-capable C versions to VMFA-312 began 5 August 1991; night-capable Ds to VMFA(AW)-121 from April 1990; third Night D squadron, VMFA(AW)-225, equipped from 1 July 1991, but later to adopt reconnaissance role. Marine Corps has replaced six squadrons of Grumman A-6Es, McDonnell Douglas OA-4s and RF-4Bs in attack, reconnaissance and forward air controller roles, with 96 Hornets, of which first 48 authorised in 1990; remainder in F/A-18D(RC) configuration (see below). Navy squadrons unchanged, with two-seaters used as trainers only. 1,000th Hornet was F/A-18D 164237, delivered to VMFA(AW)-242 on 22 April 1991. USN/USMC operating squadron status in table....
...Night Attack system includes GEC Cat's Eyes pilot's night vision goggles, Hughes AN/AAR-50 thermal imaging navigation set (TINS) presenting forward view in Kaiser AN/AVQ-28 raster HUD, colour multifunction displays and Smiths colour digital moving map; external sensor pods comprise Loral AN/AAS-38B NITE Hawk targeting FLIR and TINS; NITE Hawk added laser target designator/ranger subsystem from January 1993, initially for squadrons VFA-146 and -147, operating in Arabian Gulf; USMC version of F/A-18D has mission-capable rear cockpit with no control column, but two sidestick weapons controllers and two Kaiser 12.7 cm (5 in) colour MFDs in addition to Smiths Srs 2100 colour map display; may be converted to dual control, with stick and throttles, for pilot training.
Zitat F/A-18C/D Night Attack: First flight of prototype 6 May 1988; one Night Attack F/A-18C (163985) and one D (163986) delivered to Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, on 1 and 14 November 1989 respectively; all F/A-18Cs and Ds delivered subsequently (FY88 procurement) have all-weather night attack avionics. Hughes AN/APG-73 radar (first F/A-18 flight test 15 April 1992) standard from May 1994; initially on aircraft of VFA-146 and VFA-147. US Navy squadrons equipped with F/A-18C Night Attack; US Marine Corps `VMFA-' squadrons also F/A-18C Night Attack; Marines `VMFA(AW)-' squadrons with F/A-18D Night Attack; deliveries of night-capable C versions to VMFA-312 began 5 August 1991; night-capable Ds to VMFA(AW)-121 from April 1990; third Night D squadron, VMFA(AW)-225, equipped from 1 July 1991, but later to adopt reconnaissance role. Marine Corps has replaced six squadrons of Grumman A-6Es, McDonnell Douglas OA-4s and RF-4Bs in attack, reconnaissance and forward air controller roles, with 96 Hornets, of which first 48 authorised in 1990; remainder in F/A-18D(RC) configuration (see below). Navy squadrons unchanged, with two-seaters used as trainers only. 1,000th Hornet was F/A-18D 164237, delivered to VMFA(AW)-242 on 22 April 1991. USN/USMC operating squadron status in table....
...Night Attack system includes GEC Cat's Eyes pilot's night vision goggles, Hughes AN/AAR-50 thermal imaging navigation set (TINS) presenting forward view in Kaiser AN/AVQ-28 raster HUD, colour multifunction displays and Smiths colour digital moving map; external sensor pods comprise Loral AN/AAS-38B NITE Hawk targeting FLIR and TINS; NITE Hawk added laser target designator/ranger subsystem from January 1993, initially for squadrons VFA-146 and -147, operating in Arabian Gulf; USMC version of F/A-18D has mission-capable rear cockpit with no control column, but two sidestick weapons controllers and two Kaiser 12.7 cm (5 in) colour MFDs in addition to Smiths Srs 2100 colour map display; may be converted to dual control, with stick and throttles, for pilot training.