Tag: Special mission aircraft
Bird Expands Special Mission Aircraft Capabilities
BIRD Aerosystems will enhance the performance of ASIO SMA already operated by the customer, by upgrading their Mission Management System (MSIS), adding sensor enhancements, and improving connectivity and data sharing within the task force.
UAC Delivers Communications Relay Aircraft to the Russian Government
The Russian aerospace company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) delivered the second of two Tupolev Tu-214 PU-SBUS communications support special mission aircraft (ПУ-СБУС) ordered by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The aircraft was delivered on June 18, 2018. The first aircraft was delivered on March 26 this year. The two aircraft provide a communications support platform, carrying the SBUS-214 carried the communication node payload, housed in a large ventral fairing and SATCOM dome.
Pilatus Aircraft Introduce the PC-12 Spectre Special Mission Aircraft
The growing demand for special mission aircraft has raised the interest in the PC-12NG / Spectre platform from the Swiss company Pilatus. At the recent NBAA business jet convention in Las vegas the Swiss company Pilatus presented the special mission ‘Spectre’, a version of the PC-12 NG single-engine turboprop designed exclusively to support multiple government, military, law enforcement and medevac roles.
Project Liberty Birds Take Off – Special Mission MC-12W In Iraq
At the Paris Airshow Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) displayed the Beechcraft King Air 350ER configured by L3 for special missions. According to HBC, the...
Special Missions Aircraft at Farnborough 2008
Special mission aircraft were among the hottest military topics at Farnborough 2008, highlighting the crucial role such assets provide for national security and operational...
Boeing 737-700 Based Early Warning & Control Aircraft
An Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) derivative of the Boeing 737 other special-mission aircraft family is based on a modified B-737-700. The first...
Saab Debut ‘2000 Special Mission Aircraft at Farnborough
The first Saab Erieye 2000 AEW aircraft is currently undergoing flight testing in Grenada, Spain and expected to continue throughout the fall of this...
G550 AEW Unveiled! – IAI’s CAEW Aircraft to Make a...
Israel Aerospace Industries will debut at the upcoming Farnborough International airshow its latest version of the Conformal Airborne early Warning aircraft (CAEW), based on...
Boeing P-8A Poseidon Special Missions Aircraft
Boeing is modifying its single-isle flagship - Boeing-737-800 airframe into a fighting machine. The first fuselage was completed by Spirit Aerospace and moved by...
