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Sierra Nevada Receives Second Global 6500 For ISR Conversion

Two Bombardier Global 6500s will be modified to fly intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions by Sierra Nevada Corp. at its Hagerstown, Maryland, facility.

Credit: Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has received a second Bombardier Global 6500 that it will convert into a two-aircraft fleet of contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance jets as the U.S. Army proceeds with its plans for high-altitude ISR. Sierra Nevada calls the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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