Bombardier Defense Prepares Luxury Global and Challenger Jets for Military Service – AIN

Watch our earlier video on the Saab GlobalEye here: Business aircraft such as Bombardier’s Globals and Challengers are increasingly being used as platforms to carry advanced military technology for roles such as surveillance, electronic warfare, and border protection. The manufacturers work with defense technology partners such as Saab and Marshall Aerospace to convert the aircraft, which are proving more cost-effective for these applications than larger airliners. Customers for the Global aircraft include the United Arab Emirates’ military and the U.S. Army for its new High Accuracy Detection & Exploitation System, or HADES. ________________________________________________________________________ Visit for all the latest on the aviation industry, and AIN sister site for the most comprehensive resource available for anyone using—or interested in trying—private flight. Visit for all the news on developing aviation technology. Subscribe to the daily AIN Alerts newsletter: Subscribe to the FutureFlight newsletter: Subscribe to BJT Waypoints: Follow AIN on Instagram: Like AIN on Facebook: Follow AIN on Twitter: Follow AIN on LinkedIn: Follow FutureFlight on Instagram: Like FutureFlight on Facebook: Follow FutureFlight on Twitter: Follow FutureFlight on LinkedIn: Follow BJT on Instagram: Like BJT on Facebook: Follow BJT on Twitter: Follow BJT on Linkedin: Aviation International News: Business Jet Traveler: FutureFlight: #military #aviation #airplane #defence