PEGASUS

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2027
First Flight : October 23, 2024
Total Production : 1

Model	Status	Year	Produced
PEGASUS	Under Development	2027	1

PEGASUS

Group : Airborne Early Warning Aircrafts
Status : Under Development
Also Known As : Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System
Origin : Germany
Contractors : HENSOLDT*, Bombardier, Lufthansa Technik AG
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2027
First Flight : October 23, 2024
Total Production : 1

The Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS) is a Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft based upon the Bombardier Global 6000 business jet. The PEGASUS program contract was awarded to HENSOLDT, Lufthansa Technik Defense and Bombardier in 2021. The PEGASUS aircraft first flight was carried out in October 2024.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
Germany	Planned	1

Specifications

		Notes
Crew	10
Number of Engines	2
Dimensions
Height	7.6 meter
Length	30.3 meter
Wingspan	28.7 meter
Mass
Empty Weight	23,360 kilogram
Max Takeoff Thrust	29,500 pound
Max Takeoff Weight	44,565 kilogram
Payload	805 kilogram
Performance
Ceiling	15,545 meter
Max Range	11,390 kilometer
Speed
Cruise Speed	925 kph
Top Speed at High Altitude	950 kph

Gear


Turbofan Engines
	2

News

Wednesday, 23 October, 2024

Germany's Next Generation SIGINT Aircraft PEGASUS Successfully Completes First Flight

Bombardier’s Global aircraft, modified for the German armed forces’ Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS) program, takes to the skies at Bombardier’s Wichita

Notes

^* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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