ATAC logo. A Textron subsidiary received a Navy contract to supply aircraft for training operations.

Textron Business Books $554M Navy Contract to Supply Aircraft for Fleet Training

Textron subsidiary Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. has received a potential five-year, $554.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide Type III high subsonic and Type IV supersonic aircraft for the service branch’s fleet customers.

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Navy Subsonic, Supersonic Aircraft Supply IDIQ Contract 

The Department of Defense said Thursday the aircraft from ATAC will be used in training, airborne threat simulation activities and certification events to enable squadron aircrew and shipboard system operators to counter potential adversaries’ electronic warfare and advanced airborne tactics and threats.

Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the company will perform work in California, Virginia, Hawaii and Japan through August 2030.

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division at Patuxent River in Maryland, initiated a competition and received one offer for the firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract.

The service will obligate funds upon award of individual orders.

What Does Textron Business ATAC Do?

Through its fleet of aircraft, Newport News, Virginia-based ATAC provides airborne tactical training, research and development, and threat simulation support for U.S. military forces and allies.

The Textron business has over two decades of experience training U.S. and international aircrews, ship crews and combat controllers in air-to-air, air-to-surface and air-to-ship environments.

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