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N1098L Spy Plane

A US Army-contracted Bombardier Global 6500 operated by LASAI Aviation II LLC (a Leidos-controlled defense contractor) made low-altitude, low-speed passes near the UVU campus on September 10, 2025. The aircraft is part of the HADES program (High Accuracy Detection & Exploitation System) and is publicly described as ISR-capable, including drone deployment and recovery.

Aircraft identification​

  • Tail number: N1098L (formerly registered as N911PV)
  • Type: Bombardier Global 6500
  • ICAO: A0299E
  • Callsign on Sept 10, 2025: AXLE10
  • Operator: LASAI Aviation II LLC (control fell under Leidos in 2021)
  • Program affiliation: US Army HADES — Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance

Flight pattern on September 10, 2025​

According to publicly available ADS-B data via Flightradar24 and ADS-B Exchange:

  • Departed Biggs Army Airfield (KBIF), El Paso, TX at approximately 07:48 MDT.
  • Arrived Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI), Kalispell, MT at approximately 10:38 MDT.
  • Made a 600 ft AGL pass over Orem/Utah Lake at approximately 11:47 AM MDT (~3 hours before the shooting).
  • Made a 335 ft AGL pass at approximately 12:24 PM MDT, within roughly two miles of the UVU campus.
  • Returned through the same corridor approximately 25 minutes after the shooting.

Public framing of the passes​

Researchers have offered competing explanations:

  • The official-sounding rationale circulating in defense-aviation forums describes the maneuvers as drone retrieval training, with the 600 ft and 335 ft passes characterized as textbook drop/recovery simulations.
  • Independent investigators including Candace Owens and Ian Carroll point to the geometry, timing, and ISR capability of the aircraft as warranting a federal investigation rather than a training-exercise dismissal.

No public statement from LASAI, Leidos, or the US Army has named the crew, mission authorization, or operational tasking for the September 10 sortie.

Open questions​

  1. Who authorized N1098L's low-altitude passes near a major political event?
  2. Were drones in fact deployed or recovered during the passes?
  3. Who was on the aircraft, and were any of them in contact with US or foreign intelligence personnel?
  4. Why was the aircraft positioned to overfly the kill zone at 335 ft AGL?
  5. What was the aircraft's tasking on the return leg 25 minutes after the assassination?

Sources​

  • ADS-B Exchange and Flightradar24 historical track logs for N1098L on 2025-09-10.
  • Public reporting from Candace Owens, Ian Carroll, and Sam Parker on N1098L's flight path.
  • LASAI Aviation II LLC public filings and Leidos defense contracting disclosures.