Bizjets of War

Generally posting about business jets modified for ISR missions. Questions or tips? Anonymous contact possible via DM or email: [email protected]

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

Inside Europe’s Push for New Bizjets of War

Explaining this year's rapid rise of GlobalEye, a full breakdown of the other bizjets of war in Europe, and my recommendations for future buys.

Read my new post here: https://t.co/VjvlnOzpRJ

[DefenceGeek 🇬🇧 @DefenceGeek]

UPDATE: Another E-11A BACN Coming Over #IranWar‌

E-11A "BLACKWOLF01" 12-9506 #AE54B4

is airborne again from Ramstein (ETAR) this morning inbound to CENTCOM as expected. It remains to be seen if it's rotating with another, or joining the 5 already there.

@MATA_osint

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

Germany's Pegasus programme received its pilot training jet yesterday.

To be clear, this Global 6500 will not get the modifications or sensors of the Pegasus SIGINT jets, and will only be used for pilot familiarisation.

More about the Pegasus program: https://t.co/xuFBGY45XC

[MarcelvandenBerg @ArcelvandenBerg]

Photo of yesterdays delivery flight of Global 6000 14+30 for the German Air Force. This former executive jet will be used by the GAF for crewtraining of the PEGASUS SIGINT aircraft

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

A video of a HADES prototype test flight.

HADES is a heavily modified @Bombardier Global 6500 equipped with radar and SIGINT sensors, and in the future likely with launched effects (fe drones) too.

Source and full video: https://t.co/39g18OVn5L

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

The U.S. Army shared an official photo of the flight of the HADES jet!

The first flight was on September 11, 2026. It’s the first of three heavily modified Global 6500s that will fly as prototypes before the fourth will fly as the first non-prototype ME-11B ISR jet.

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

@mhtplanes Nice!!

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

Source:
https://t.co/iFoKUMLYWC

More info on the jet and the program it is part of:
https://t.co/MiF9pMi7hV

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

The U.S. Army shared an official photo of the flight of the HADES jet!

The first flight was on September 11, 2026. It’s the first of three heavily modified Global 6500s that will fly as prototypes before the fourth will fly as the first non-prototype ME-11B ISR jet.

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

... shift to bizjet-based platforms and, increasingly, to European-built mission systems. More on that in a new Substack post soon!

https://t.co/5DsTdYetT2

F-ZJFM // #3B7F57

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[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

After the first landing at its future home base in Normandy earlier this month, France's new SIGINT jet has continued its weekly testing/validation campaign from the south of France.

The Archangel SIGINT jet is based on the Falcon 8X and is a prime example of Europe's...

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[Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace @Armee_de_lair]

✈️ Premier posé à Évreux pour ARCHANGE !

Futur pilier du renseignement d’origine électromagnétique de l’AAE, le Falcon 8X prépare son entrée en service.

🎯 Diffuser en temps réel l’ordre de bataille électronique ennemi, éclairer la planification et mieux protéger nos forces.

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

@I_Am_JohnCullen This jet served purely as a pilot trainer, so it didn’t have ISR sensors (and therefore isn't a HADES jet)

[itamilradar @ItaMilRadar]

After several months of absence, we have tracked a new mission by an Italian Air Force CAEW over the Black Sea.
(thanks to @lnteISky for clarifying the aircraft’s registration. Today, due to the unusual use of a different ICAO hex code — 33FDCA instead of the usual 33FDC2 — the registration is not reported by the main flight-tracking websites)
https://t.co/aSXcMmr3QR

[Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace @Armee_de_lair]

✈️ Premier posé à Évreux pour ARCHANGE !

Futur pilier du renseignement d’origine électromagnétique de l’AAE, le Falcon 8X prépare son entrée en service.

🎯 Diffuser en temps réel l’ordre de bataille électronique ennemi, éclairer la planification et mieux protéger nos forces.

[BTR @pascalbtr]

1) Tiens, le Falcon 8X ARCHANGE a réalisé son premier atterrissage sur la Base aérienne 105 Evreux, sa future base d’accueil. 😉
Successeur du Transall Gabriel, cet appareil de nouvelle génération renforcera les capacités de renseignement électromagnétique de l'AAE. 👍
📷FB AAE

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

@DefenceGeek It’ll be based on a heavily modified Global 6500, so it’ll look very different compared the E-11A :)

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

Another new HADES render (and a new angle) shared by @Bombardier.

The U.S. Army HADES jets are based on the Global 6500 and will be equipped with radar and SIGINT sensors to provide long-range sensing and targeting.

More about the program: https://t.co/RqYsJ9ad5n

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

“There is no, and I’ll be very clear about this, there is no plan for the Army to procure the contracted assets that we have today,”

The ARTEMIS, ARES and ATHENA jets will remain contractor-owned and operated until the US Army transitions to its own six ME-11B Hades ISR bizjets.

[Brian Everstine @beverstine]

The Army recently posted a notice that it plans to buy its contractor-operated ISR bizjet prototypes

Then it was abruptly taken down. A top intel official says it created confusion. So what's going on & what's next for Army airborne intel

https://t.co/I9kxsPdI4m

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

https://t.co/iMGxHbSyWQ

[Tony Osborne @Rotorfocus]

Some minor, but notable differences between the UAE #GlobalEye and the Swedish example. The SAF aircraft lack the electro-optical camera system and fairing and appear to have a slightly taller vertical fin above the horizontal stabiliser. UAEAF image is my shot. Others by Saab

[Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar]

Earlier today, the first GlobalEye bizjet for Sweden was unveiled.

It's the first of three ordered by the Swedish Air Force, which will operate a joint pool of four airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) bizjets together with the Netherlands.

https://t.co/1VhwJzZCPD

[Saab @Saab]

Sweden's first GlobalEye. Unveiled.

Own the advantage.

Read the press release here: https://t.co/R8zQkGrfI9

[Brian Everstine @beverstine]

After years of flying as contractor-owned & operated prototypes, the U.S. Army now intends to buy the ATHENA and ARES bizjets from SNC, MAG and L3Harris and use them as government-owned and operated aircraft

https://t.co/uXV3uOUemX

[itamilradar @ItaMilRadar]

After three months of maintenance, the Italian CAEW (reg. MM62293) is back in Italy.
And that’s good news.

[Airman94 🇦🇺 @airman941]

RAAF Base Edinburgh has now received the final aircraft in Australia’s four-jet MC-55A Peregrine fleet.
The fourth aircraft, N542GD, arrived this afternoon operating as SAME90 and is expected to become A51-002.
It was ferried to Adelaide by a US crew via Hawaii and Fiji, taking a different delivery route to the previous three aircraft.
A significant milestone for No. 10 Squadron and the Peregrine program.

#MC55A #Peregrine #RAAF #No10Squadron #RAAFEdinburgh #MilitaryAviation #AvGeek #AviationPhotography