Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) Awarded Task Order to Provide F-16 Chase Flight Support Services

Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) awarded task order to provide F-16 chase flight support services

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 contrac…

ATAC wins F-16 chase flight contract in Greenville

Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a Textron Systems subsidiary, has secured a new US Air Force contract to provide chase flight support for F-16 fighter jets built in Greenville, South Carolina.  Announced on August 18, 2025, the task order calls on ATAC to supply contractor-operated aircraft that will fly alongside new F-16s during their first and quality-assurance flights. Managed by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), the…