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altitudes up to 50,000ft. The contracted meet the requirement. Four of them
aircraft must be compatible with captive were selected as the primes under the
The 2014 air-to-air training missiles, electronic $6.4-billion contract.
disbandment countermeasures pods and infra-red The adversary contractors
search and track (IRST), and around half
of the 65th Aggressor will require a radar with a range of up to ATAC is now part of Textron Airborne
Solutions. In anticipation of the USAF
80nm (148km).
Only US-based companies were
Squadron, which fl ew permitted to bid as prime contractors requirement it procured former
French Air Force Mirage F1CR/CTs and
F-15C/Ds at Nellis AFB, and the aircraft will be own by American F1Bs, which began arriving at its new
civilians. However, the aircraft can be
Adversary Center of Excellence (ATAC-
Nevada, is seen as sourced from western nations or from ACE) in June 2017. It acquired 63 F1s from
‘threat countries’. All of this was deemed to
France, along with support equipment
something of a watershed be achievable despite a relatively modest and 150 engines. This facility at Fort
moment in this story cost per ight hour (CPFH). Worth Alliance Airport, Texas, is where
The solicitation set the wheels in motion
it performs maintenance, repair and
for the leading ADAIR contenders to overhaul work on the 80 jets operated
start lining up new eets of aircraft to by the company. The company carried
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