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SNC Conducts First Flight Of RAPCON-X ISR Jet Selected For Army’s ATHENA-S

SNC Conducts First Flight Of RAPCON-X ISR Jet Selected For Army’s ATHENA-S
RAPCON-X. Photo: SNC.

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) on Thursday conducted the first flight of its RAPCON-X aircraft, which it cited as a “significant step forward” as it looks to deliver the aerial ISR jet for the Army’s ATHENA-S prototyping program.  The flight occurred from Hagerstown, Md., where SNC has been working on the RAPCON-X, which is a Bombardier Global 6500 jet outfitted with radars and signals intelligence systems. “What started as a dream just three years ago has now become a reality, thanks…

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