PBN 2T Defender T3 Army Air Corp No 651 Sqn /5 Regiment Aldergrove, Northern Ireland. SCO 9617.
The BN-2T-4S Defender 4000 is a surveillance aircraft manufactured by Britten-Norman of the UK. Derived from the Islander twin turboprop aircraft, BN-2T-4S Defender 4000 is an improved version of the BN2T Defender aircraft. The Defender 4000 can fly long distances compared to any twin turboprop in its class. The Defender 4000 prototype completed its maiden flight in August 1994. The first BN-2T-4S Defender 4000 was launched at Farnborough Air Show in September of the same year. It entered service with the Irish Garda Air Support Unit in September 2003, the British Army placed an order for three Defender 4000 aircraft. The first aircraft was handed over nine months after contract award. These aircraft are fitted with under-wing weapon points and an electro optical turret under the nose. The aircraft are mainly used in Northern Ireland by the Army Air Corps. Defender 4000 can be deployed in utility transport, battlefield intelligence, frontline support, counter-insurgency and light attack, homeland security, casualty evacuation, maritime counter-terrorism, coastal / boarder patrol and reconnaissance missions. The aircraft operates from short, unprepared runways in all weather conditions during day and night.
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Location: RAF Lossiemouth, Moray. Grampian Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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