Task Order Supports Services for up to 27 Months of Performance
Newport News, Va. — August 18, 2025 — Airborne Tactical
Advantage Company (ATAC), part of the Textron Systems segment of Textron
Inc. (NYSE:TXT), announced today an initial task order under the Combat
Air Forces Contracted Air Services indefinite delivery, indefinite
quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide the Defense Contract Management
Agency with chase flight support services for F-16 aircraft.
The task
order has a potential period of performance of up to 27 months,
including base and option years with a potential value across the life
of the contract of $7.82 million.
Under this contract, ATAC will provide contractor-owned and
contractor-operated (COCO) aircraft to the Department of the Air Force
(DAF) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) team for F-16 Production Test
Support.
ATAC’s aircraft will fly in the chase aircraft position during
F-16 first flights and product assurance flights out of Donaldson Field,
Greenville, South Carolina (KGYH).
- Flight operations are expected to
commence in August of 2025 and run for a period of approximately two
years.
- ATAC has been a long-time defense partner providing Adversary Air
and Close Air Support Services, and this award is ATAC’s second
contract dedicated to providing Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation services, highlighting ATAC’s continued expansion in this
market segment.
“ATAC is an industry-leader in chase flight services and adversary
air training services. We have pioneered much of what are now contracted
air services industry standards with a fleet of over 100 aircraft, over
105,000 flight hours, and 30 years of operating experience,” said Scott
Stacy, ATAC Senior Vice President.
“ATAC now provides chase and target
flight services for the F-16s in Greenville, as well as the F-35
aircraft that fly from the Joint Reserve Base in Ft. Worth, Texas. We
are proud to work with PMA-226, DCMA, and the Air Force and Navy in
support of these critical programs. We know that these new aircraft will
give pilots a decisive advantage when it counts, across the globe.”
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###About Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), LLC
ATAC
is the global leader of tactical airborne training, having pioneered
much of what today are contracted air services industry standards. ATAC
operates a fleet of over 100 aircraft, achieving over 105,000 flight
hours, totaling 30 years of operating experience. ATAC has provided a
wide range of contracted air support capabilities to the U.S. Department
of Defense in locations world-wide, including the Continental United
States, Hawaii and the Western Pacific region. ATAC has helped train
crews from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force and regularly
operates out of as many as 25 different air bases per year.
About Textron Systems
Textron Systems is a world
leader in uncrewed air, surface and land products, services and support
founded on the combined expertise in our family of brands that includes
Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, Lycoming, and ATAC. We harness the
unlimited power of teamwork to solve incredible problems across seven
specialized domains: air, land, sea, propulsion, weapon systems,
electronic systems and test, training & simulation. From product
development and manufacturing to training, operations and support, we
integrate and offer ingenious and advanced solutions to support defense,
aerospace, and other customer missions. For more information, visit www.textronsystems.com.
ABOUT TEXTRON INC.
Textron Inc. is a
multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft,
defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with
innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for
its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, Pipistrel,
Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, and Textron Systems. For more
information, visit: www.textron.com.
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