Thu, Apr 17, 2008
More Texan II Trainers On The Way
Hawker Beechcraft said Thursday the company was recently awarded
two follow-on contracts for an additional 137 T-6A Texan II
military trainer aircraft by the United States Air Force. This $550
million contract extension is a continuation of the US Air Force
and US Navy’s Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS)
program.
The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command,
664th AESS/PK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The
agreement also includes program and manufacturing management,
program support, field service representatives, diminishing
material shortage management, field maintenance training and
aircrew training devices.
"Hawker Beechcraft and its employees are proud to support the
military’s training programs and operations," said
HBC’s Jim Maslowski, vice president, Government Business.
"The original JPATS contract with HBC was awarded in 1995, and
since then we have delivered more than 380 T-6A aircraft to the
United States Government, supporting their mission of training
excellence. Hawker Beechcraft won the highly competitive JPATS
program by offering the safest, most capable and most affordable
trainer, and it is truly an honor to be an integral component of
the training that helps military aviators protect our country and
freedoms."
The T-6A Texan II is an integrated part of the Air Force
training program that includes over 155 hours of flight training
and weapons delivery training per pilot.
Overall, the JPATS program calls for the delivery of 768
aircraft and 105 aircrew training devices into early 2016. Logistic
support plans for these aircraft extend beyond 2050. The US Air
Force and US Navy have ordered 571 aircraft and 104 aircrew
training devices to date, with a production contract value of more
than $3.3 billion.
Hawker Beechcraft has delivered more than 387 aircraft and 83
aircrew training devices to various major training installations
throughout the United States since its first deliveries started in
2000. In addition to the Air Force and Navy, the T-6A is currently
in-service with the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program
and the Hellenic Air Force of Greece as a primary, weapons and
navigation trainer. HBC has delivered 26 T-6A aircraft to the NFTC
and 45 T-6A aircraft to the Hellenic Air Force.
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