Boeing forges ahead with MSA project

Boeing is forging ahead with its Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA), with ground and flight testing underway.

Speaking at the African Aerospace & Defence exhibition being held at AFB Waterkloof, Robert Schoeffling of Boeing Military Aircraft noted that the prototype aircraft, based on the Bombadier Challenger 605 platform, had progressed from a paper design to being integrated with sensors and systems in just two years.

The Bowing MSA is based on the Canadian-built long-range Challenger 605 business jet, but incorporates sensors and systems from the Boeing P-8, AWACS and AEW&C aircraft installed by Boeing at their facility in Seattle.

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