Wed, Aug 26, 2009
First Foreign Military Sales Case Contract For HBC Military
Training Program
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation was
recently awarded a contract to provide the T-6A trainer aircraft to
the Israeli Air Force. This is the first Foreign Military Sales
Case contract for HBC. The company was awarded the contract
directly from the United States Government as a result of a
government-to-government agreement between Israel and the U.S,
allowing for the provision of these aircraft to the Israeli
government.
"This contract represents several significant milestones for HBC
and we are pleased to accept the award from the Israeli Ministry of
Defense," said Jim Maslowski, president, U.S. and International
Government Business. "Hawker Beechcraft offers the most
sophisticated military training programs and operations, and the
inherent training and flying capabilities of the T-6A Texan II make
it the most successful primary trainer in the world."
The contract also includes ground based training systems (GBTS)
and technical publications. The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD)
will establish separate contracts with HBC for any post delivery
programs, engineering support and post delivery modifications that
are needed.
The Beechcraft T-6 offers military organizations worldwide the
most proven and most cost-effective training system available
today. The T-6 is a primary trainer aircraft that accommodates
instruction in instrument flight procedures and basic aerial
maneuvers. The aircraft delivers an outstanding training program
that includes more than 155 hours of flight time. 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.
T-6A Texan II File Photo
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. In
addition, it is the primary, weapons and navigation trainer for the
NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program and the Hellenic Air
Force of Greece. 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 these
deliveries began in 2000.
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