▁SA ▁ 2 - 3 8 A ▁Cond or ▁and , ▁in ▁its ▁three - se at ▁configuration , ▁Schweizer ▁SA ▁ 3 - 3 8 A ▁Cond or ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁Schweizer ▁S GM ▁ 2 - 3 7 ▁motor ▁gl ider , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁five ▁R U - 3 8 s ▁were ▁produced ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁remains ▁in ▁production ▁by ▁S ikor sky ▁A ircraft ▁after ▁acqu iring ▁Schweizer . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Schweizer ▁S GM ▁ 2 - 3 7 ▁motor ▁gl ider ▁for ▁training ▁use ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Academy ▁led ▁to ▁two ▁reconna issance ▁versions ▁of ▁that ▁design , ▁carrying ▁the ▁company ▁model ▁numbers ▁SA ▁ 2 - 3 7 A ▁and ▁SA ▁ 2 - 3 7 B . ▁In ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency , ▁US ▁Army ▁ ▁and ▁US ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁service ▁these ▁were ▁designated ▁R G - 8 A ▁and ▁B . ▁The ▁R G - 8 s ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁border ▁security ▁and ▁surve ill ance ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁aircraft ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁useful ▁if ▁their ▁capabilities ▁were ▁improved ▁to ▁include ▁night ▁operations ▁by ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁more ▁mission ▁sensor ▁equipment . ▁Disc uss ions ▁with ▁Schweizer ▁A ircraft ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁upgrade ▁two ▁R G - 8 As ▁and ▁build ▁one ▁new ▁aircraft ▁to ▁provide ▁a