Aircraft
Finland Chooses Challenger, Sweden Orders 3rd GlobalEye
Canadian airframer Bombardier is winning more defense business with Nordic states
Finland's coast guard MVX airborne surveillance aircraft will be based on the Bombardier Challenger 650
Finland’s Rajavartiolaitus coast guard has selected the Bombardier Challenger 650 as the platform for its MVX airborne surveillance aircraft. © Sierra Nevada

The roster of Bombardier’s special mission aircraft is set to grow with two orders from Nordic nations, both signed yesterday. Finland’s coast guard has selected the Challenger 650 for its MVX airborne surveillance requirement, while Sweden has exercised an option to purchase a third Global 6000-based S 106 GlobalEye airborne early warning (AEW) platform.

Sierra Nevada will supply Finland’s aircraft following the signing of a $170 million deal. The U.S. company will outfit the two large-cabin Challengers to meet the coast guard’s requirements, based on the company’s Rapcon-X aerial intelligence-gathering solutions.