RE:RE:RE:SNC to build new spy plane for US Army The RAPCON-X starts with a commercial Bombardier Global 6500 business jet, which SNC then shapes to be able to accommodate a radar and signals intelligence package of the customer’s choosing. The military-specific modifications are all developed using model-based systems engineering with an open architecture design meant to accommodate whatever sensor the user needs to accomplish the mission.
The first Global 6500 to be turned into a prototype is slated to be delivered to SNC in October, after which it will “go direct into paint and we’ll start integration,” Harper said. The second plane will arrive in December, and flight tests will begin next summer.
see it here
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/08/sierra-nevada-banking-on-new-rapcon-x-plane-for-armys-future-isr-aircraft/
Other missions they hope to use it for.
What it can be used for.=ISR
Maritime surveillance and security
Drug interdiction
Customs and immigration patrol
General law enforcement
Fisheries monitoring
Environmental and ice management
Pollution detection and monitoring
Fire surveillance
Infrastructure monitoring
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