SNC to deliver two RAPCON-X jets to Finnish Border Guard
Aerospace capability solution provider SNC has been awarded a $170 million contract to deliver two aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (A-ISR) RAPCON-X jets to the Finnish Border Guard.
Two Bombardier…
July 1, 2024
Aerospace capability solution provider SNC has been awarded a $170 million contract to deliver two aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (A-ISR) RAPCON-X jets to the Finnish Border Guard.
Two Bombardier Challenger 650 aircraft, modified to a RAPCON-X configuration, will be tailored to the Finnish Border Guard’s MVX specifications; providing a “modernized and dramatically increased capability to the fixed-wing fleet” that previously consisted of two outdated Dornier 228s.
The RAPCON-X family of systems is SNC’s newest A-ISR solution, with its rapidly configurable nature increasing interoperability across Finland’s national security infrastructure. Designed using model-based systems engineering, the RAPCON-X aircraft solution possesses “the ability to rapidly engineer modifications, and utilises an open architecture for mission systems that significantly reduces the time required to integrate new systems and add capabilities,” explains SNC.
Noting that the previous Dornier platforms (introduced in 1995) are “reaching the end of their life cycle and are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain,” in April 2022, the Finnish government decided to allocate $163 million to purchase their replacement. With the selected supplier concluded on time, the new aircraft are expected to be in operational use during 2026-2027.
