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Air Force Awards Contract for Up to Six More BACN Planes

Air Force Awards Contract for Up to Six More BACN Planes
A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A aircraft outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node sits on the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 4, 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force awarded Wichita-based Learjet Inc. a contract worth potentially $464.8 million for delivering up to six Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft by May, 2026. In the Air Force inventory, these modified Global 6000 business jets become E-11As. Learjet is a subsidiary of the Canada-based Bombardier. In January, the Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a potential $3.6 billion operations and sustainment contract for the company’s BACN. Last December, Northrop Grumman said that BACN…

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