12/16/2023 0 Comments Bombardier e 11a![]() Engineers and technicians at Bombardier Specialized Aircraft’s Center of Excellence in Wichita, Kansas, will modify the Global platform to support the communications equipment required for the mission, while teams in Tucson will provide the aircraft’s interior and eventually perform the exterior painting work. “Our U.S.-based employees are honored to be lending their skills in support of this elite project.”īombardier teams in the U.S., who continue to provide in-service support and upgrades to the current BACN fleet, are poised to begin work on the next BACN aircraft in the coming days. Air Force to provide our high-performing Global aircraft and our unique expertise in support of the BACN program,” said Michel Ouellette, Executive Vice President, Specialized Aircraft, Programs and Engineering, Bombardier. “Bombardier is proud to be chosen once again by the U.S. Air Force since 2007 for the BACN program, an airborne relay that extends communication ranges, bridges between radio frequencies and “translates” among incompatible communications systems. The contract, which includes engineering and modification work, represents a potential total value of close to $465 million U.S.īombardier has already delivered four Global aircraft to the U.S. The Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract provides the USAF with flexible ordering and includes an immediate firm order for one Global 6000 aircraft, with as many as five additional Global 6000 aircraft. Air Force in support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program. aerospace employerīombardier is pleased to confirm an agreement between its Learjet Inc. ![]() Air Force as the E-11A, are developed and modified by Bombardier’s highly skilled engineering teams in Wichita, Kansas Contract, which includes one firm aircraft order, underscores Bombardier’s status as a key U.S. Air Force Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program, and a go-to platform for special missions around the worldīACN aircraft, known in the U.S. Global business jets are the backbone of the U.S.
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