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| Britten-Norman Defender AL2 of the British Army Air Corps | |
| Role | Transport, patrol, reconnaissance |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Britten-Norman |
| First flight | May 1970 |
| Developed from | Britten-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]
- ^ "Defender : More Than Meets The Eye" (PDF). Britten-Norman. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011.