The U.S. Air Force’s E-11 BACN Aircraft Is So Unique, You Can Only Find It In One Place: Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
November 26, 2018 Afghanistan, Military Aviation, Troubled Areas
David Cenciotti
Commonly known as Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, the E-11A is a U.S. Air Force aircraft that provides unparalleled communications capabilities to coalition forces on the ground and aircraft in the air.
“There is an aircraft that is so unique, you can only find it in one place – not even the pilots who fly the aircraft can touch it until they are deployed to this specific location,†says a recent U.S. Air Force article.
That aircraft is the E-11A (Bombardier Global 6000 advanced ultra long-range business jets that have been modified by the U.S. Air Force to accomodate Battlefield Airborne Communications Node payload). All of the four U.S. Air Force’s E-11A aircraft with the BACN payload are assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron and operate solely out of Kandahar Airfield.
https://theaviationist.com/2018/11/26/the-u-s-air-forces-e-11-bacn-aircraft-is-so-unique-you-can-only-find-it-in-one-place-kandahar-airfield-afghanistan/#:~:text=The%20E-11A%20is%20a%20U.S.%20Air%20Force%20aircraft,communications%20channels%20and%20enables%20better%20communication%20amongst%20units.
