Army anticipates deployment of first HADES system around late 2026

By Dan Schere / April 26, 2024 at 8:02 PM
DENVER -- Army officials anticipate that the first High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System will be deployed sometime in late 2026 or early 2027. HADES will operate on a business jet that will be used for aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. In December, the Army awarded Bombardier Defense a firm, fixed-price contract for one Global 6500 jet that will be used for HADES, with options to buy two additional aircraft over three years. Andrew Evans, the director of the Army’s...

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