Elbit Systems has awarded $38 Million Contract to Operate, Maintain and Service the T-6 Trainer Fleet of the Israeli Air Force

Specifications:

Name:

Elbit Systems has awarded $38 Million Contract to Operate, Maintain and Service the T-6 Trainer Fleet of the Israeli Air Force

Location:

Israel

Company:

Elbit Systems

Estimated Cost:

$38 Million

Source:

elbitsystems.com

Introduction:

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $38 million from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to provide operation, maintenance and logistic services for the Textron T-6 trainer aircraft (“T-6”) fleet of the Israeli Air Force (“IAF”).

Features:

This contract award follows a decade during which Elbit Systems has provided the IAF with operation and maintenance services for the T-6 fleet, meeting the IAF’s standards of service, availability and flight safety. The contract will be executed over a five-year period, with an option for an additional five-year period.

The T-6 fleet is used by the IAF for cadet test flights during the basic training phase of the Flight Academy course. Elbit Systems also provides logistic services and training technologies to two other fleets of the IAF Flight Academy, the M-346 trainer jet fleet and the GROB G-120A trainer jet fleet. In addition, a joint venture of Elbit Systems UK and a subsidiary of KBR, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBR), provides procurement, operations and maintenance services for three aircraft types of the UK Army Flight Academy.