Global 5500

Lufthansa Technik is preparing to ramp up its defense activities as Germany starts introducing into service a range of new aircraft.

The Turkish Air Force’s new Hava-SOJ standoff jammer conversion of the Bombardier Global 6000 business jet has finally broken cover.

Bombardier Defense has announced it will supply three Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for Australia.

Sierra Nevada Company has used its own funding to buy another Bombardier Global 6500 for the U.S. Army’s future ME-11B surveillance aircraft fleet.

The South Korean government will have at least two alternatives next year for a scheduled decision on whether to buy an additional batch of Boeing P-8As.

South Korea awarded L3Harris a contract to deliver the new Phoenix airborne early warning and control aircraft based on a Bombardier bizjet and an IAI radar.

Startup fractional ownership company Bond has emerged as the mystery buyer of up to 120 Challenger and Global aircraft.

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KAI has revealed a standoff jammer aircraft based on the Bombardier Global 6500 business jet, developed in partnership with Hanwha Systems.

Bombardier has not named the customer for a large fleet order of 50 Challenger and Global business jets with options for 70 more–plus a service agreement.

Bombardier has signed a $1.7 billion order with an unnamed new customer for 50 Challenger and Global business jets.

The U.S. Army on Jan. 3 announced it ordered one Bombardier Global 6500, with options for two more.

The announcement had been signaled last March when the military declared that P-8A is the only aircraft in production that meets requirements.

The Swiss Air Force is to acquire a Bombardier Global 7500 business jet for VIP missions.

L3Harris plans to transfer a mission system integrated on the out-of-production Gulfstream G550 to the military version of the Bombardier Global 6500.

The new partnership seeks to pressure the Canadian government to open the CP-140 fleet replacement to bids instead of a sole-source award for the P-8A.

Ultimately, Bombardier plans to complete EPDs on all its jets by 2025.

After a difficult decade, Bombardier considers future options for new business jets as balance sheet improves.

A prime contractor role in the defense market remains a distant but intriguing possibility for Canadian aircraft manufacturer.

The Army eventually plans to buy its own jets to carry HADES, but will first deploy the payload on contractor-owned and operated business jet-class aircraft.

OEMs, MROs offer greater cabin comfort while upping utility

The company is seeing countries increasingly look to its business-jet platforms capable of special missions which can operate with lower costs than converted airliners or military aircraft.

The Bombardier Global 6000 ultra-long-range, large-cabin jet is popular with both military and commercial operators

Bombardier delivered its first Global 5500 large-cabin intercontinental business jet to be based in the U.S.

The long-range, large-cabin Bombardier Global 5500 recently passes a milestone with entry-into-service.