Aircraft
Global Starts Flight Tests for German Army Surveillance Role
Flight testing on the first of three Bombardier jets is being conducted in Wichita
Bombardier Global 6000 signals intelligence platform
The German army's new signals intelligence platform is based on a Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft.

Bombardier is flight testing the first of three Global 6000s being configured for signals intelligence roles with the German army. At an event in Wichita on Wednesday with program partners Hensoldt and Lufthansa Technik, the manufacturer confirmed the first aircraft has been flying since mid-September as it is prepared for delivery next year to Hamburg, where it will be fitted with Hensoldt’s Kalaetron Integral Sigint system.

The Global aircraft is the chosen platform for the Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (Pegasus) program. Systems integrator Lufthansa Technik Defense is expected to conduct flight trials with all the installed equipment in Germany in 2025 or 2026.