ATAC Awarded Task Order for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) F-16 Chase Fighter Jet Services
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.
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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.
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