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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Big news from France! Earlier this week, their new Archange bizjet has flown for the first time. The ISR/EW jet is based on the Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X and is equipped with the Thales CUGE sensor suite. Source: x.com/seblecornu/s...

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Earlier this week, the ARTEMIS jet orbited over the Black Sea for the first time since the full-scale war in Ukraine began in 2022. The contractor-owned and operated is a heavily modified Challenger 650 SIGINT bizjet flying for the U.S. Army. BRIO68 // N488CR // #A60693

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

An interesting new jet emerged recently, after 10 years of retirement and then several months of modifications. The modified Gulfstream C-20E now has a canoe fairing and additional antennas as well as U.S. Army DEVCOM and ... 1/2 Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=45hq...

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The U.S. Army is reportedly looking to remodel the HADES program. Officials hinted that the number of ME-11Bs might be reduced and that the ISR bizjets might receive “ultra-long-range” launched effects that can fly out to 1,000 miles (1,600 km), which will be demonstrated in 2026.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The 43rd ECS flew the first mission training sortie for the EA-37B on May 2. Previous flights were pilot training or test/validation flights. The first EA-37B Compass Call II, a highly modified G550 turned into an electronic attack bizjet, was delivered in 2024. www.offutt.af.mil/News/Article...

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

… the modified Global 6500 was tracked landing at Kadena AB, Japan two hours after the reported intercept. 2/2 Source: def.ltn.com.tw/article/brea... More on the ARES jet and the program it is part of: open.substack.com/pub/bizjetso... N799JR // #AADA4C

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

According to Taiwanese sources, Chinese military aircraft recently intercepted the ARES jet. The day before, the SIGINT bizjet orbited east of the island to monitor the large-scale Chinese military exercises (see screenshot). There was no public tracking during the intercept, but … 1/2

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Big news from Australia! - L3Harris confirmed it'll deliver the MC-55A Peregrine later this year, and revealed that it's ''preparing a similar G550-based aircraft for a different customer”, most likely Italy. - Bombardier signed a deal with an Australian contractor for two Challenger 650 ISR jets

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

N7700 again patrolled near Scarborough Shoal in the last few days, including the long-duration orbits south of the disputed atoll in the South China Sea.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Yesterday and this morning, the contractor-owned and operated maritime surveillance jet orbited near Scarborough Shoal. The modified Challenger 604, equipped with SIGINT, radar and EO/IR sensors, likely monitored Chinese activities at the disputed atoll in the South China Sea. N7700 // #AA6B5F

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Very rare good tracking of the ARES jet flying along China’s eastern coast. While such missions are routine, public tracking has been limited in recent years. The modified Global 6500 is a contractor-owned and operated SIGINT bizjet flying for the U.S. Army. N799JR // #AADA4C

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Earlier this month, a third Global 6500 started flying for the Army's ISR bizjet pilot training program. I'm unsure whether this is part of the initial contract or a very early start of the expanded contract, which mentioned that the contractor would start providing the new jets in late 2025.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

N291SR, one of the first ATHENA jets, landed at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. This (highly likely) marks the start of the first-ever ATHENA deployment. Of the four ISR bizjets, two are planned to be deployed in South Korea while the other two will be deployed to the European theatre.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This is definitely new: both ARTEMIS jets orbiting near the Serbia-Kosovo border region. It's the first simultaneous mission, the first for the ARTEMIS II jet, and the first time the ARTEMIS jet is orbiting in this pattern (usually a smaller orbit above Romania only).

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Does anyone have more information or photos of the UAE's ISR bizjets? Non-English websites are also welcome! As always, you will stay anonymous if you send something in DMs/email and I won't share anything without explicit approval. Photo: www.flickr.com/photos/55198...

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The U.S. Army posted a RFI to integrate and test launched effects on the hardpoints of the modified Global 6500 bizjet. The capability “will be demonstrated in the ~ Fiscal Year 26 timeframe”, but I’m not sure whether this will be with an ATHENA or a HADES jet. sam.gov/opp/ac26487c...

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Just a heads up: I’ll be travelling for the next ~2 months so I will be less active for a while. That said, always feel free to @ me or send me a message/email for anything about ISR bizjets! I’ll keep an eye on the news and continue posting when I can. 📸: @srplanespotter.bsky.social

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Yesterday, the ISR Challenger 650 bizjet flew a racetrack pattern off the coast of Kenya. Somewhat similar tracks were seen above the coastal region of Somalia before (see tweet below), but it's the first time I've seen it above the Kenyan coast. N9191 // #ACBA95

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Looks like SNC's ATHENA jet conducted a taxi test earlier this week. The modified Global 6500 ISR bizjet is expected to begin flight tests soon as part of the U.S. Army's ATHENA program. (Right image is the track projected on Google Earth for clarity) N650SN // #A88E57

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Not mine but too good not to share: a stunning photo of N100XV returning to Kadena AB, Japan last year. Shared and taken by @bee_beesuperclub on Twitter.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

The new photogrammetry bizjet returned to the United States after a two-month deployment in the Philippines, including the strategic Luzon Strait region. While still unconfirmed, the modified Gulfstream V is likely flying for the U.S. military and/or intelligence agencies. N36GV // #A40A9D

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

A rare track off the coast of Kaliningrad for the ARTEMIS jet today. Though this mission profile has been seen a handful of times over the past few years, seeing it at night and together with an RC-135 Rivet Joint makes it particularly rare. BRIO68 // N488CR // #A60693

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

A modified Challenger 650, likely operated by Metrea, has flown missions above Somalia over the past ~8 weeks. The bizjet (N9191) is equipped with a radar system, SIGINT antennas, and an EO/IR sensor, and orbited over regions of known counterterror operations against Al-Shabaab and IS-Somalia.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 28/06/2024

Yesterday, Saab announced that it signed a contract today for a third GlobalEye jet for the Swedish Air Force. The Finnish border guard officially selected SNC to deliver two Challenger 650 surveillance jets yesterday as well.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 20/04/2024

A high-resolution of the HADES concept was just shared by Bombardier yesterday. The modified Global 6500 bizjets of the U.S. Army will be equipped with SIGINT and radar sensors.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 02/03/2024

The first photo of the ATHENA jet! Shared by the director of the U.S. Army's ISR Task Force, it shows the modified Global 6500 with a SIGINT sensor suite and a large fairing for the radar sensor system. A total of 4 ATHENA jets will bridge between the ARTEMIS and ARES platforms and the HADES jets.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Yesterday, another contractor-owned, contractor-operated Challenger 604 jet was tracked near Kadena AB, Japan. The ISR jet, suspected to fly for USSOCOM, arrived in October 2023 and has been tracked flying out of Djibouti and above Iraq before. N100XV // #A006D5

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Earlier today, a Metrea Challenger 604 was tracked above the Philipines (🇵🇭) for a ~7-hour mission above the South China Sea. The COCO jet is equipped with a radome, an optical sensor system, and SIGINT equipment. I suspect the jet is flying for USSOCOM. N7700 // #AA6B5F

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

The ARTEMIS I jet orbited above Bosnia and Herzegovina (🇧🇦) for the first time earlier today. This basically confirms the previous 15+ flights above western Romania (🇷🇴) were operational flights to conduct ISR on targets in Serbia (🇷🇸) and/or surrounding areas. BRIO68 // N488CR // #A60693

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 27/01/2024

Account update: Aerospace Intelligence has been renamed to Bizjets of War to reflect my growing interest and focus on business jets modified for ISR (and/or other military) missions. As always, feel free to contact me if you have questions, suggestions or information!

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

A Google Earth image of Iruma AB, Japan (🇯🇵) taken last year shows all three types currently used as electronic warfare aircraft. It also shows the huge size difference between the older C-1 and the new C-2, and thus also the EC-1 and RC-2 electronic warfare variants.

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Rising Sun, Rising Capabilities: a guide to Japan's electronic warfare aircraft The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) operates two one-of-a-kind aircraft and is replacing its ageing fleet of modified YS-11 aircraft with the new Kawasaki RC-2. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/aerospac...

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

The air base near Agadez, Niger (🇳🇪) was recently reactivated after the coup. Satellite imagery doesn't show drone(-related) activity, but three US DoD/DoS (🇺🇸) contractor planes are visible. Berry Aviation: N92FE, N418AV Academy Resources: N549AR 📸: @skyfi.bsky.social

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Bizjets of War @bizjetsofwar.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

Not planning to leave the bird app anytime soon, but got an invitation code (thanks!) and I figured I should post here as well. For the first one: some of my shots of Patrouille Suisse performing at Zurich Airport two weeks ago.

Six fighter jets and a commercial airliner flying in formation

Six fighter jets flying in formation with smoke trails

A close-up photo of a fighter jet of Patrouille Suisse passing over

Another photo of a Patrouille Suisse passing over

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