Bombardier Defense, your trusted, mission-focused partner

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Armed forces who are modernizing their airborne capabilities aren’t just looking for the best aircraft at the most advantageous cost. They need a mission partner they can rely on, who can not only deliver future-ready solutions on time and on budget, but also provide the engineering expertise to adapt these aircraft to specific mission requirements – all while understanding the operational context and the importance of delivering on time and on budget. Just as importantly, this collaboration should include support and maintenance throughout the life of the mission.

Bombardier is a world-renowned manufacturer of business aircraft, and Bombardier Defense is a longstanding supplier of these aircraft for the U.S. armed forces. Bombardier Defense offers a comprehensive solution and a flexible approach, working in collaboration not only with governments and militaries, but with the mission system providers whose technologies help transform business jets into mission-ready military assets.

Bombardier, a world-renowned manufacturer of business aircraft, generates tens of thousands of jobs across the United States through its 3,500 direct employees and spends over $2.5 Billion with suppliers each year. Bombardier’s American workers are based all around the United States with sites in Kansas, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Connecticut, Illinois, Delaware, California, Washington D.C. and New Jersey.

Mission-driven platforms

Business jets – with their impressive performance characteristics, proven reliability, short-term availability and advantageous operating costs – are an excellent solution for next-generation airborne solutions.

Bombardier aircraft are readily equipped with advanced radars, sensors and payloads and deployed for today’s most strategic missions, including Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance (ISR), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) or Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C). Their speed and range allow for expansive global coverage and quick deployment to theaters of operations while reducing reliance on fixed bases or geography. They can be redeployed within hours to new areas of operation or dynamically reassigned to new missions.

Other operations that Bombardier aircraft perform all over the world include maritime patrol, medevac, and strategic government transport. With interiors that are customized and rapidly converted, a single aircraft performs multiple roles.

In the context of rapidly evolving threats and new technologies, Bombardier aircraft are adaptable and practical platforms for defense missions. Their systems can be updated and upgraded, and these specially configured jets can be used to complement emerging platforms including unmanned vehicles.

For governments to ensure the success of such missions, having the right partner is essential.

Bombardier Defense has decades of experience providing Bombardier Challenger and Global aircraft – the world’s top performing business jets – for government and military missions around the world. These aircraft are proven and reliable, having flown thousands of hours in theatre.

One example is the fleet of nine Bombardier Global aircraft in service with the United States Air Force (USAF), as the backbone of the highly successful Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program. These aircraft, which are known in the Air Force as E-11A and often referred to as “Wi-Fi in the sky”, are a specialized communications platform that enable enhanced situational awareness and interoperability as a high-altitude communications gateway. The Bombardier Global fleet serving the USAF has been performing critical communications missions around the world for close to two decades, serving to bridge voice and tactical data between air and land forces, while surmounting obstacles such as mountains, rough terrain or distance.

Another notable example is the U.S. Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) program. The Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft is the chosen platform for next-generation aerial deep sensing capability. The first HADES aircraft was delivered to the U.S. Army last year with more prototypes in the development pipeline that will deploy beginning late this year.

The HADES program represents a generational transformation of Army airborne ISR and a fundamental shift in how the Army collects, processes, and delivers intelligence. The Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft was selected for its combination of altitude, endurance, payload capacity, and open-architecture adaptability.

HADES enables deep sensing at strategic standoff ranges, allowing the Army to detect, identify, and track targets across contested environments without exposing aircrews or aircraft to unnecessary risk. The platform’s endurance and operating ceiling provide persistent coverage over vast areas—supporting multi-domain operations, long-range precision fires, and joint force targeting.

The selection of the Global 6500 aircraft underscores Bombardier Defense’s ability to deliver mission-ready aircraft that meet demanding military requirements, integrate rapidly with advanced mission systems, and scale to evolving threats. With HADES, Bombardier is directly supporting one of the Army’s highest-priority modernization efforts, enabling a leap in sensing capability that aligns with the realities of peer-level competition.

Bombardier not only provides the aircraft for these programs but helps maintain these robust jets to ensure optimal mission performance and reliability.

Bombardier aircraft have plenty of other potential applications for the Armed Forces, including logistics solutions and command and control (C2).

Bombardier Defense is ideally positioned to participate in tomorrow’s solutions, having established solid working relationships with leading defense innovators including L3Harris, SNC, Northrup Grumman, and Saab, among others. These providers of leading-edge technology help transform Bombardier aircraft into future-ready strategic assets.

Tailored solutions and services

Members of the Bombardier Defense team take pride in their flexibility toward each customer and mission. This approach has resulted in successful, long-term relationships with governments and industry partners who can count on Bombardier Defense to adapt its offering to the specific mission requirement within an evolving threat landscape. Rather than a one-size-fits-all solution, Bombardier’s offering can range from supplying the aircraft alone to providing engineering expertise, aircraft modification, data licensing and comprehensive maintenances services.

Bombardier Defense has a deep understanding of how aircraft are employed throughout their service life and how mission requirements evolve over time, with hundreds of specialized aircraft in-service worldwide with over 3 million fleet hours and more than 170 operators in close to 50 countries. Its tailored services leverage Bombardier’s established global aircraft support network of more than 100 locations around the world.

Bombardier’s tailored aircraft support solutions include Smart Services cost-per-flight hour programs, spare parts, and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Backed by a global support network of more than 100 locations around the world, customers have access to 24/7 Aircraft on Ground (AOG) and technical assistance through Bombardier’s Customer Response Center, helping ensure maximum aircraft availability and operational readiness. In addition, Bombardier maintains a $1.5B global parts inventory, ensuring customers worldwide have access to components they need.

Bombardier has the OEM expertise to provide the best support for its aircraft, with the specialized expertise to help government customers maintain modified aircraft as required*. Bombardier Smart Services programs provide predictability of maintenance costs, which is particularly useful to government customers who require visibility on long-term budgetary requirements.

Close collaboration in practice

Bombardier Defense offers an ideal combination of top-performing aircraft, engineering expertise, industrial collaboration and a lifetime of support. Its reputation as a trusted partner willing to collaborate and adapt is a difference-maker that cannot be overstated, especially in a world of rapidly evolving requirements. The customer-centric philosophy at Bombardier Defense means not only a tailored solution, but a mission partner who will provide support for as long as the mission requires.

Bombardier, Challenger, Global and Global 6500 are registered or unregistered trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

*Services may not be available for all special mission aircraft and modifications.

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正在进行空中能力现代化的武装部队，不仅仅追求性价比最高的飞机。他们需要的是一个值得信赖的任务伙伴，不仅能够按时按预算交付面向未来的解决方案，还能提供工程技术专长，使这些飞机能够适应特定的任务需求——同时还要充分理解作战环境以及按时按预算交付的重要性。同样重要的是，这种合作还应涵盖任务全程的支持和维护。

庞巴迪是世界知名的公务机制造商，而庞巴迪防务公司则是美国武装部队的长期供应商。庞巴迪防务公司提供全面的解决方案和灵活的方法，不仅与各国政府和军方合作，还与任务系统供应商合作，这些供应商的技术有助于将公务机改造为随时可执行任务的军事资产。

庞巴迪是世界知名的公务机制造商，在美国拥有3500名直接雇员，创造了数万个就业岗位，每年向供应商的支出超过25亿美元。庞巴迪的美国员工遍布全美各地，在堪萨斯州、德克萨斯州、亚利桑那州、佛罗里达州、康涅狄格州、伊利诺伊州、特拉华州、加利福尼亚州、华盛顿特区和新泽西州均设有分支机构。

以任务为导向的平台

公务机凭借其令人印象深刻的性能特点、久经考验的可靠性、短期可用性和有利的运营成本，是下一代空中解决方案的绝佳选择。

庞巴迪飞机配备先进的雷达、传感器和有效载荷，可执行当今最具战略意义的任务，包括情报、侦察和监视 (ISR)、信号情报 (SIGINT) 或空中预警与控制 (AEW&C)。其速度和航程使其能够覆盖全球范围，并快速部署到作战区域，同时减少对固定基地或地理位置的依赖。它们可以在数小时内重新部署到新的作战区域，或动态地重新分配到新的任务中。

庞巴迪飞机在全球范围内执行的其他任务包括海上巡逻、医疗后送和战略政府运输。由于其内部结构可定制且能快速改装，一架飞机即可胜任多种任务。

在威胁和新技术快速演变的背景下，庞巴迪飞机是适应性强且实用的国防任务平台。它们的系统可以更新和升级，这些经过特殊配置的喷气式飞机可用于与包括无人驾驶飞行器在内的新兴平台形成互补。

对于各国政府而言，要确保此类任务取得成功，拥有合适的合作伙伴至关重要。

庞巴迪防务公司拥有数十年的经验，为世界各地的政府和军​​事任务提供庞巴迪挑战者和环球系列飞机——全球性能顶尖的公务机。这些飞机久经考验、性能可靠，已在实战中累计飞行数千小时。

例如，美国空军服役的九架庞巴迪环球系列飞机就是战场空中通信节点（BACN）项目的中坚力量，该项目取得了巨大的成功。这些飞机在空军中被称为E-11A，常被誉为“空中Wi-Fi”，它们是一种专业的通信平台，能够作为高空通信网关，增强态势感知和互操作性。近二十年来，为美国空军服务的庞巴迪环球系列飞机一直在世界各地执行关键的通信任务，在克服山脉、崎岖地形或距离等障碍的同时，为空地部队之间架设语音和战术数据桥梁。

另一个值得关注的例子是美国陆军的高精度探测与利用系统（HADES）项目。庞巴迪环球6500飞机被选为下一代空中深度感知能力的平台。首架HADES飞机已于去年交付美国陆军，更多原型机正在研发中，将于今年晚些时候开始部署。

HADES项目标志着陆军空中情报、监视与侦察（ISR）能力的一次世代变革，也是陆军情报收集、处理和传递方式的根本性转变。庞巴迪环球6500飞机因其在飞行高度、续航能力、有效载荷能力和开放式架构适应性方面的综合优势而被选中。

HADES系统能够在战略远距离进行深度探测，使陆军能够在复杂环境下探测、识别和跟踪目标，而无需让机组人员或飞机面临不必要的风险。该平台的续航能力和飞行高度使其能够对大片区域进行持续覆盖，从而支持多域作战、远程精确火力打击和联合部队目标定位。

选择Global 6500飞机凸显了庞巴迪防务公司交付满足严苛军事需求、可快速集成先进任务系统并能应对不断演变的威胁的即战力飞机的能力。通过HADES项目，庞巴迪公司直接支持了陆军最高优先级的现代化建设项目之一，实现了感知能力的飞跃，使其能够应对同等水平对手的竞争。

庞巴迪公司不仅为这些项目提供飞机，还帮助维护这些性能卓越的喷气式飞机，以确保最佳的任务性能和可靠性。

庞巴迪飞机对武装部队还有许多其他潜在应用，包括后勤解决方案和指挥控制（C2）。

庞巴迪防务公司凭借与包括L3Harris、SNC、诺斯罗普·格鲁曼和萨博等在内的领先国防创新企业建立的稳固合作关系，在参与未来解决方案方面占据了得天独厚的优势。这些尖端技术供应商助力庞巴迪将飞机转型为面向未来的战略资产。

量身定制的解决方案和服务

庞巴迪防务团队成员以其对每位客户和每项任务的灵活应对而自豪。这种理念促成了与各国政府和行业伙伴之间长期成功的合作关系，他们可以信赖庞巴迪防务能够根据不断变化的安全威胁形势，调整自身方案以满足特定任务需求。庞巴迪提供的服务并非千篇一律，而是涵盖从仅提供飞机到提供工程技术、飞机改装、数据许可和全面维护服务等各个方面。

庞巴迪防务对飞机在其整个服役周期内的使用方式以及任务需求随时间推移而发生的演变有着深刻的理解。该公司在全球范围内拥有数百架专业飞机，累计飞行时间超过300万小时，服务于近50个国家的170多家运营商。其定制化服务充分利用了庞巴迪遍布全球100多个地点的成熟飞机支持网络。

庞巴迪量身定制的飞机支持解决方案包括智能服务按飞行小时计费计划、备件以及定期和非定期维护。凭借遍布全球100多个服务点的全球支持网络，客户可通过庞巴迪客户响应中心获得全天候（24/7）的飞机停场（AOG）服务和技术支持，从而最大限度地确保飞机可用性和运营准备就绪。此外，庞巴迪还拥有价值15亿美元的全球零部件库存，确保全球客户都能获得所需的零部件。

庞巴迪拥有原厂设备制造商 (OEM) 的专业技术，能够为其飞机提供最佳支持，并具备帮助政府客户按需维护改装飞机的专业技能*。庞巴迪智能服务计划能够预测维护成本，这对于需要了解长期预算需求的政府客户尤为重要。

实践中的密切合作

庞巴迪防务公司提供性能卓越的飞机、精湛的工程技术、广泛的行业合作以及终身支持，堪称理想之选。其作为值得信赖的合作伙伴，乐于合作并不断适应变化，这一声誉至关重要，尤其是在需求瞬息万变的当今世界。庞巴迪防务公司以客户为中心的理念不仅意味着提供量身定制的解决方案，更意味着成为任务伙伴，在任务需要时提供支持。

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*并非所有特殊任务飞机和改装飞机都能享受到相关服务。