Maintenance and Modifications
L3Harris To Begin Mods on Korean AEW&C Global 6500s
Mission systems integration underway on first two Bombardier Globals
Rendering of 6500 special mission aircraft modification
Four Bombardier Global Express 6500 business jets will ultimately be missionized for the Republic of Korea Air Force.

U.S. defense contractor L3Harris Technologies has received the first two Bombardier Global 6500s, destined for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), to begin special-mission-systems integration work. Building on a$2.26 billion contract signed in October—which saw Korea select the heavily modified platform for its next Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability—L3Harris says the receipt of the aircraft demonstrates “both program momentum and the maturity of its AERIS solution.”

Four aircraft will be converted for the ROKAF, a collaboration between L3Harris, Bombardier, Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems, and Korean Air. No date has been given for aircraft completion, although L3Harris has confirmed that a “program is underway” for the timeline of system integration.