GULFSTREAM IV/SRA-4
Sweden took delivery of the first of two GIV-based signals-intelligence aircraft, designated TP102Bs, in August. Japan plans to acquire up to nine GIVs, designated U-4s, configured as quick-change passenger/cargo aircraft.
The special-mission version of the GIV is designated the SRA-4 by Gulfstream, which plans to offer a special-requirements derivative of the long-range GV, dubbed the SRA-5.
Source: Flight International
US firm Sierra Nevada (SNC) has been awarded a $170 million contract to deliver two Rapcon-X surveillance aircraft to the Finnish Border Guard.
Turkish business jet charter company Air Sapphire has been heavily fined by the US government for flying a Gulfstream GIV to Russia without authorisation.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of the Gulfstream G500 and G600 fleet in response to a “quality escape” involving improperly installed engine-mounting hardware.
