ATAC Awarded U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Adversary Air Contract Valued at up to $198M
September 8, 2025
Contract Positions ATAC to Enhance Global F-35 Program Support Newport News, Va. — Sept. 8, 2025 — Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), part of the Textron Systems segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), announced today that it has been awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), valued at up to $198M, to support adversary air (ADAIR) flight services for the USMC’s F-35 flight training on the East coast. ATAC’s ADAIR flight services, awarded under the Combat Air Force Combat Air Support II Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, will provide valuable support for F-35 training on the East coast with flights to be conducted from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point in North Carolina and MCAS Beaufort in South Carolina. The new award supports USMC training from 2025-2030. The USMC has long been a major ATAC customer through their participation in Fighter Jet Services (FJS) and Terminal Attack Controller Trainer
