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| PEGASUS | |
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| General information | |
| Role | SIGINT and reconnaissance |
| National origin | Germany Canada United States |
| Manufacturer | General contractor:
Sub-contractors / systems supplies: |
| Service | German Air Force |
| Number built | 3 (being manufactured) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | Since 2022 |
| Introduction date | Planned for 2026 |
| Initiated | June 2021 |
| Developed from | Global 6000 |
The PEGASUS (an abbreviation of "persistent German airborne surveillance system") is a project to provide the Bundeswehr with signal-detecting airborne long-range surveillance and reconnaissance capability with three systems (mission system for signal detection and carrier platform).
The PEGASUS is intended to record military radio traffic and radar emissions in order to create situation reports and obtain data for self-protection systems. The project is intended to contribute to early crisis detection, situation assessment as part of crisis preparedness and the determination of the threat situation in areas of interest and potential areas of operation.