Fri, Sep 11, 2009
Second Foreign Military Contract For Hawker Beechcraft Military
Program
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) announced its
recently-awarded contract to provide eight T-6A trainer aircraft to
the Iraqi Air Force on Tuesday. The contract is from the
United States Government and represents a government-to-government
agreement between Iraq and the U.S.
This contract marks the beginning of what will be a beneficial
relationship with the Iraqi Air Force," said Jim Maslowski,
president, U.S. and International Government Business. "The T-6A is
the most successful primary trainer in the world. Its training and
flying capabilities are characteristic of HBC's world-class
military training programs and operations, and it will make an
excellent addition to the Iraqi Air Force fleet."
The contract also includes ground based training systems, spares,
contract logistics support, maintenance, post production support
and technical publications, as well as options for follow-on
aircraft and support.
The T-6 is a primary trainer aircraft that accommodates instruction
in instrument flight procedures and basic aerial maneuvers. To
date, it has been used to train pilots in approximately 20
different countries. The HBC military training platform also
recently achieved significant milestones when the T-6 reached one
million flight hours and delivery of the 500th T-6 airplane
occurred.
The T-6A is currently in service as the U.S. Air Force and U.S.
Navy's Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) aircraft, as
well as the primary, weapons and navigation trainer with the NATO
Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program, the Hellenic Air Force of
Greece and the Israeli Air Force. HBC and its predecessor company
have delivered more than 500 aircraft and 90 aircrew training
devices to various major training installations throughout the U.S.
since its first deliveries started in 2000.
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