page_title: Gulfstream G550
section_title: Variants
hierarchical_section_title: Gulfstream G550 / Variants
caption_attribution_description: Republic of Singapore Air Force Gulfstream G550 CAEW landing at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 2012.
context_page_description: The Gulfstream G550 is a business jet aircraft produced by General Dynamics' Gulfstream Aerospace unit in Savannah, Georgia, US. The certification designation is GV-SP. As of January 2016, there were 450 G550s in service. The final G550 commercially available unit is to be delivered in 2021. A version of the airplane with reduced fuel capacity was marketed as the G500.
context_section_description: GV-SP
  The same as the Gulfstream V or GV with a new flightdeck display system, airframe aerodynamic and engine improvements, main entry door moved forward, also marketed as the G-550.
  G500
  The Gulfstream G500 has a reduced fuel capacity. Introduced in 2004 as a shorter 5,800 nautical miles (10,700 km) range version, it has the same exterior appearance, as well as the PlaneView cockpit, but Visual Guidance System (HUD) and Enhanced Vision System (EVS) are options.
  G550
  Marketing name for the GV-SP.
  C-37B
  U.S. military designation for the G550 in a VIP passenger configuration.
  EC-37B
  U.S. military designation for proposed G550 version in an Electronic Warfare configuration to replace USAF's existing EC-130H Compass Call aircraft.
  NC-37B
  U.S. military designation for proposed G550 with the "Conformal AEW" body shape for use as range telemetry aircraft for U.S. Navy.
  MC-55A Peregrine
  Royal Australian Air Force designation for SIGINT and ELINT intelligence gathering variant.
  G550 CAEW
  Israel has acquired a number of G550s, fitted with the IAI EL/W-2085 sensor package (a newer derivative of the Phalcon system) for Airborne Early Warning (AEW) use and named the aircraft Eitam. This aircraft is heavily modified for the AEW role by Gulfstream's partner, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and is also called CAEW (Conformal Airborne Early Warning) by Gulfstream Special Missions Department. Israel has also acquired a number of G550s dubbed SEMA (Special Electronic Missions Aircraft) with systems integration also carried out by IAI. Italy has acquired 2 G550 CAEW as part of a counter-deal to Israel's $1 billion order for 30 Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainers. Singapore ordered four similar G550 CAEW aircraft equipped with the EL/W-2085 sensor package from Gulfstream and IAI.
  E-550A
  Italian military designation for the G550 CAEW
  Air-to-air refueling variant
  Israel Aerospace Industries has studied adapting the G550 for air-to-air refueling use.
caption: Republic of Singapore Air Force G550 with IAI EL/W-2085 radar system
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