Beechcraft King Air 350

I also flew the MC-12W.

It's a King Air 350.

It was the eyes and ears of special operators in Afghanistan, and so we were tactical manned intelligence surveillance reconnaissance, ISR.

And that was some real stress, right? You're in combat.

The E-11A battlefield airborne communications node uses the Bombardier Global 6000 as its base.

The MC-12W intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft use the Beechcraft King Air 350.

The logic is consistent.

Modern commercial airframes are more capable, more fuel efficient, easier to support because commercial parts chains keep maintenance flowing, and in many cases offer better altitude performance than the older military aircraft they are replacing.