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Homeland Security

CBP Solicits For Land Interdiction Variant Of Multirole Enforcement Aircraft

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 27th, 2022

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CBP Solicits For Land Interdiction Variant Of Multirole Enforcement Aircraft

The Multirole Enforcement Aircraft provided by Sierra Nevada Corp. to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Photo: SNC

Customs and Border Protection on June 24 issued a Request for Proposals for the Multirole Enforcement Aircraft Land Interdiction (MEA LI) and says it plans to acquire up to nine of the aircraft as well as associated spares and services under a single award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The legacy MEA fleet stands at 29 aircraft and was integrated by Sierra Nevada Corp. The MEA LI will be based on the Textron [TXT] King Air B300 model airframe to…

Congress

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Space

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