Under the agreement, ATAC will supply contractor-owned and contractor-operated aircraft to the Department of the Air Force Foreign Military Sales team for F-16 production test support. ATAC’s aircraft will fly in the chase position during F-16 first flights and product assurance flights out of Donaldson Field in Greenville, South Carolina, with operations beginning in August 2025 for approximately two years.
The award marks ATAC’s second contract dedicated to Research, Development, Test and Evaluation services. The company, a long-time defence partner, said this highlights its continued expansion in the market segment.
“ATAC is an industry-leader in chase flight services and adversary air training services,” said Scott Stacy, ATAC Senior Vice President. “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.”
“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,” Stacy added. “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.”
