Boeing 757 Trials Platform Will Put GCAP Technology In The Sky

Excalibur 757 flight test aircraft

The Excalibur 757 Flight-Test Aircraft could be flying with technology destined for GCAP at the next Farnborough Airshow in 2026.

Credit: Leonardo UK
In addition to work on the Global Combat Air Program demonstrator, a Boeing 757 flight-test aircraft, called Excalibur, is being adapted to trial elements of the Integrated Sensing and Non-Kinetic Effects and Integrated Communications System (Isanke & ICS) sensor suite Leonardo is developing for the...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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