Britten-Norman Defender

Defender
Britten-Norman Defender AL2 of the British Army Air Corps
General information
TypeTransport, patrol, reconnaissance
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerBritten-Norman
History
First flightMay 1970
Developed fromBritten-Norman Islander

The Britten-Norman Defender is a multi-role utility transport aircraft, manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. It is the military version of the Britten-Norman Islander, developed for roles such as utility transport, casualty evacuation, counter-insurgency and light attack, forward air control, patrol and reconnaissance. The term 'Britten-Norman Defender' refers to all militarised variants of the BN-2 product line including the BN-2 Piston Defender, the BN-2T Turbine Defender (sometimes known as the Defender 2000), the BN-2T-4R Defender (also known as AEW Defender and highlighted by its large bulbous nose) and the stretched variant BN-2T-4S, designated Defender 4000 (sometimes known as D4K).[1]

  1. ^ "Defender : More Than Meets The Eye" (PDF). Britten-Norman. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011.