Sierra Nevada Corp to Equip Saudi Arabian King Air Aircraft with ISR Capability

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08:31 AM, November 1, 2018
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Saudi Arabian King Air 350 aircraft

Sierra Nevada Corp won a $23 million modification contract to upgrade two Saudi Arabian King Air 350 extended range aircraft.

The upgrade includes equipping the aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/synthetic aperture radar capability; one transportable ground station; one fixed ground station; and one mission system trainer, the US DoD announced in a statement on Wednesday.

Work is expected to be completed by May 2020.

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