Textron subsidiary Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, or ATAC, has won a task order from the U.S. Marine Corps to support the service’s F-35 stealth strike fighter flight training.
The task order, valued at up to $198 million, was awarded under the Combat Air Force Combat Air Support II multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle, Textron said Monday. It covers the provision of adversary air, ADAIR, flight services on the East Coast.
Marine Corps’ F-35 Training Locations
Marine Corps Forces Command, or MARFORCOM, F-35 flights will be conducted from Marine Corps Air Station, often shortened to MCAS, Cherry Point in North Carolina and MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina. The anticipated period of performance is five years.
“We look forward to providing five years of high-quality, high-capability and cost-effective Adversary Air to the USMC’s MARFORCOM F-35 aircraft at MCAS Cherry Point and MCAS Beaufort,” Scott Stacy, senior vice president and general manager at ATAC, commented. “As an industry leader in ADAIR flight services for F-35 training, ATAC is uniquely positioned to support the USMC and F-35 users globally in their training missions.”
ATAC’s F1 Fleet
ATAC is a long-time partner of the Marine Corps through the company’s participation in Fighter Jet Services and Terminal Attack Controller Trainer contracts.
It has upgraded its Mirage F1 fleet with the installation of an active electronically scanned array radar andLink 16 to meet the requirements of the Marine Corps. The supersonic swept-wing fighter provides Mach 2 aerodynamic performance and RedWEZ software accurate threat replication capability.
The company’s upgraded F1s are available at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona and Fort Worth in Texas.
