USAF Buys King Airs To Support ISR Surge
Hawker Beechcraft has been awarded a $171.5 million contract by the U.S. Air Force’s Big Safari special-mission modification group to supply 23 King Air 350ER twin-turboprops for ISR missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, with an option for six more. The aircraft, designated RC-12s, are to be delivered...
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