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PBN Defender 4000

  • 14-06-2011 9:41pm
    #1
    David086
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 623 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone know what the PBN Defender does with the Air Corps? Recently it's been quite active around my area (just near baldonnell) Has it undegone a new paintjob too? When looking at it it just seems all white, that could be just the angle I'm looking at it too.


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  • #2
    280special
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 386 ✭✭280special


    Surveillance operations for the Garda. Not sure of the tech fit out, but have seen it quite often in the border area and usually fairly high up.



    A new tasking for the Air Corps involved the establishment of the Garda Air Support Unit in the late ’90s, and has developed to the point whereby the two helicopters and a single fixed-wing Defender are flown by Air Corps pilots from Baldonnel on missions tasked by the Gardaí.

    From http://www.military.ie/air-corps/history


  • #3
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,296 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Papa 254 is busy lately,a few weeks it was down west doing t an g's at Sligo,Knock and Galway.


  • #4
    EchoIndia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,162 ✭✭✭EchoIndia


    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    Papa 254 is busy lately,a few weeks it was down west doing t an g's at Sligo,Knock and Galway.

    I think the aircrews need to maintain their skills given the loitering-type flying that they are otherwise engaged in.


  • #5
    SNAKEDOC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 943 ✭✭✭SNAKEDOC


    given the amount of anti gang and anti terror ops going on around the place they are probably on taskings in that area or cross training with psni officers. with the new initiative of cross border operations in full swing


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