Missions

ATAC provides professional, reliable and cost-effective, high-speed flight services in the fields of tactical military flight training, threat simulation, and research and development.

Examples of missions ATAC conducts:

AIR-TO-AIR:

Advanced Electronic Attack
Offensive and Defensive Counter-Air
Large Force and Self-Escort Strike opposition
LFE Participation
Navy AirWing and SFARP training
Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI) / TopGun Training
Airborne Air Intercept Controller training with fighter tactical comm simulations
WIC support
TAC D&E support
Unit Level Training
Fighter syllabus upgrades
Fighter air-to-air gunnery practice

AIR-TO-SEA/GROUND:

Subsonic and supersonic Air-to-Surface missile simulations
Ship gunnery target towing
Ballistic and Sea-skimming missile profiles
Advanced electronic airborne threat simulations
Over-land airborne threat simulations
Air-to-Ground Combat Controller training (CAS), to include:

• JTAC initial and sustainment training-- JFO training
• Ground instruction and full debriefing
• Ground Controller "perspective" training using 2-seat aircraft

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:

Ship Self-Defense Programs
Rolling Airframe Missile Program (RAM-TSS)
ALE-50
ALE-55