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MAG Aero, L3Harris To Deliver ISR Globals for U.S. Army

Will provide bridge to future ISR aircraft

Athena-R Global 6500 — The U.S. Army selected MAG Aerospace and their teaming partner L3Harris to rapidly expand the Army’s aerial ISR mission capabilities as part of the Army’s Athena-R program using Bombardier Global 6500 business jets as the platform. (Photo: MAG Aerospace)

By David Donald • Contributor - UK

August 28, 2023

The U.S. Army has awarded prime contractor MAG Aerospace and team partner L3Harris Technologies a contract to deliver two enhanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. Based on the Bombardier Global 6500 airframe, the aircraft will support the Army Theater-level, High-altitude Expeditionary Next Airborne ISR-Radar (Athena-R) program.

This effort is primarily a technology demonstration for a future high-altitude radar/ISR platform to support and enhance the Army’s ability to conduct long-range precision fires. A parallel Athena-S program is concerned with a passive detection system. The long-term program is known as the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (Hades), which is likely to combine active and passive sensors in a single platform. Fielding of this yet-to-be-defined system is planned for later in the decade.

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