By Craig Hoyle2021-04-06T10:08:00+01:00
Gulfstream has delivered the Israeli air force’s new G550-based “Oron” surveillance platform, which is due to enter operational use in 2023 following the installation of its mission equipment.
The modified long-range business jet arrived in Israel on 4 April, following a ferry flight from Gulfstream’s production site in Georgia.
Source: Amit Agronov/Israeli air force
Adapted business jet arrived in Israel on 4 April
“Gulfstream’s engineers designed the adjustments to the aircraft’s exterior and flightdeck, and its production team built the surveillance platform in the dedicated special-missions modification facilities in Savannah,” the airframer says.
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