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SNC Wins $170 Million Contract In Two RAPCON-X For Finland

Thursday, June 27th, 2024

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SNC Wins $170 Million Contract In Two RAPCON-X For Finland

Artist’s rendition of two Sierra Nevada Corporation RAPCON-X jets for the Finnish Border Guard. (Image: Finnish Border Guard)

The Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) won a $170 million contract to deliver two of its RAPCON-X jets to the Finland Border Guard under the country’s MVX program, the company said Thursday. RAPCON-X is SNC’s new aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (AISR) jet, which in this configuration is a modified Bombardier Challenger 650 jet. SNC said in this case the aircraft will be tailored to the Finnish Border Guard’s MVX specifications, which provides for a modernized and dramatically increased capability to…

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