Training and Workforce
ATAC Lands U.S. Navy Controller Training Contract
The U.S. Navy has let four training contracts, including one to an ATAC-led team that will provide aircraft for training close-support air controllers.
Valkyrie Aero operates EO turret-equipped Tucanos that were previously flown by the air forces of France and the UK. (Photo: Valkyrie Aero)
Valkyrie Aero operates EO turret-equipped Tucanos that were previously flown by the air forces of France and the UK. (Photo: Valkyrie Aero)

Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has been awarded an IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract to provide contracted air services to the U.S. Navy’s Terminal Attack Controller Trainer (TACT) program. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, ATAC is a subsidiary of Textron Airborne Solutions. It is leading a team that will employ not only the company’s Aero L-39 Albatros jet trainers, but also the Embraer A-27 Tucanos of Valkyrie Aero, as well as Textron Aviation Defense’s own Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine light attack/reconnaissance aircraft.