Several aspects of the MMSA aircraft were incorporated on some USAF C-26s redesignated as the RC-26B, operated by the Air National Guard (ANG) in various states.

2023年1月5日 · RC-26 Condors are small propeller planes that can find and map targets from drug-runners to forest fires using infrared and electro-optical imaging.

The RC-26B mission is flown by the ANG in eleven different states and provides airborne imagery, on-board exploitation and limited dissemination to various ground components. The platform can also assume other homeland security missions.

2023年1月4日 · The drug-busting RC-26B Condor surveillance plane has flown its final mission, bringing the curtain down on a highly eventful career. The U.S. Air Force has retired one of its least-known assets, the RC-26B Condor surveillance aircraft.

The RC-26 is a modified Fairchild Metro 23 tasked with counternarcotics, manned tactical ISR, disaster response, and civil support missions. USAF selected the C-26 to fulfill a joint ANG and Army National Guard airlift requirement in 1988, subsequently modifying the airframes to the RC-26 configuration.

2021年5月4日 · The RC-26B mission is flown by the ANG in eleven different states and provides airborne imagery, on-board exploitation and limited dissemination to various ground components. The platform can also assume other homeland security missions.

The RC-26B is a highly mobile intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform for use in counter-drug and counter narco-terrorism operations.

2023年1月9日 · According to the USAF, the RC-26B provided an aerial surveillance option for state- and federal-level law enforcement agencies, enabling them to cut down on high-speed chases and gather evidence on drug trafficking organisations.

2025年3月11日 · Details on the FAIRCHILD METROLINER RC-26B aircraft, based on current FAA records. This includes specifications, engine type, and other key details. Aircraft Details

The RC-26B is a fixed-wing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft operated by Air National Guard pilots trained by the 745th Special Operations Squadron. The RC-26B is flown on missions in support of Special Operations.