The first aircraft for Germany’s PEGASUS (Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System) program arrived in the country last week, marking a key transition from development to integration and certification. The modified Bombardier Global 6000 completed a transatlantic flight from Bombardier Defense’s facility in Wichita, Kansas, and landed at Lufthansa Technik’s headquarters in Hamburg. According to HENSOLDT, a Germany-based defense electronics company that specializes in sensors and electronic warfare systems, the milestone shifts the program from platform design and initial flight testing in the United States to mission system integration activities in Germany.

Led by HENSOLDT, with Lufthansa Technik Defense and Bombardier Defense as partners, PEGASUS will provide the German Armed Forc

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