Flights will be conducted from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina. The award, made under the Combat Air Force Combat Air Support II Multiple-Award IDIQ contract, will support USMC training from 2025 to 2030.
The deal marks ATAC’s first contract fully dedicated to the Marine Corps, although the service has long used ATAC’s capabilities under Fighter Jet Services and Terminal Attack Controller Trainer contracts. For the new mission, ATAC’s F1 fleet has been upgraded to meet F-35 training requirements, incorporating an active electronically scanned array radar and Link 16 solution integrated with RedWEZ mission software to replicate realistic threats.
Upgraded F1 aircraft, capable of Mach 2 performance, have been used at Luke Air Force Base and Fort Worth locations for several years. ATAC said the platforms have demonstrated reliability, effectiveness and affordability in supporting fifth-generation aircraft training.
“We look forward to providing five years of high-quality, high-capability and cost-effective Adversary Air to the USMC’s MARFORCOM F-35 aircraft at MCAS Cherry Point and MCAS Beaufort,” stated ATAC Senior Vice President & General Manager Scott Stacy. “As an industry leader in ADAIR flight services for F-35 training, ATAC is uniquely positioned to support the USMC and F-35 users globally in their training missions. The USMC has been a major user of our services on other contracts, and we are grateful for this opportunity to provide them with dedicated support.”
