Major Biden Administration Mistake: Taliban Seizes Pilatus PC12NG Spectre ISR Spy Planes
Major Biden Administration Mistake – Taliban Seizes Pilatus PC12NG Spectre ISR Spy Planes
Considered by many as the US workhorse of intelligence gathering in combat zones for the last 13 years.
A variant of its popular PC-12 NG single-engine turboprop reconfigured for (ISR) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Also known as the U28-A was developed in a super secret program to be used by the US as (ISR) aircraft. The official nickname given to these planes by the US Air Force is ‘Draco” which means the dragon. Cost per unit quoted appears to he $12 million each plus modification upgrade costs.
The Afghanistan Special Operations Wing had twenty-three of these Swiss-built Pilatus PC-12 spy aircraft refitted by Sierra-Nevada for $218 million with signals-intelligence gear to spy on communications.
