Textron segment Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has signed a contract to deliver Stand-Off Jamming Jets Services training for the US Navy and US Marine Corps.
The deal, worth up to $200 million, covers simulated airborne threat preparations to help warfighters operate and evaluate shipboard and squadron weapon systems against enemy sensors and communication network interference.
Lessons include identifying and responding to air threats, understanding electronic warfare, relaying communications, detecting signal intrusions, and monitoring friendly forces.
Instructions will be delivered by ATAC’s flight team, composed of “highly decorated US military veterans” and seasoned civilian specialists.
The contract also includes two contractor-owned, specially modified business jets to support the training, with one assigned to the East Coast and the other to the West Coast.
Orders for this agreement could extend up to 2030.
Rich Zins, vice president of business operations at ATAC, said the award reinforces the company’s 25-year expertise in “red team” or adversary air services, and its capacity to provide advanced electronic warfare training to the US Navy and Marine Corps.
“This training is critical to the Navy’s ability to effectively counter adversary threats around the world. We are uniquely positioned to provide specialized training services to empower the Navy and prepare them for evolving threats, worldwide,” he stated.
Other Air Training Support
In October, Textron announced plans to build its Beechcraft M-346N light aircraft in Kansas if it wins the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System competition, committing more than $38 million to upgrade 50,000 square feet of its east Wichita campus.
In partnership with Leonardo, Textron first signaled its intent to offer the M-346N system for the initiative in July 2025, aiming to replace the decades-old T-45 Goshawk trainers.
Separately, in August, Textron Systems secured a contract to organize F-16 chase flights for US Air Force training under the foreign military sales program.
The work, managed by ATAC, is valued at up to $7.82 million and could extend for 27 months.
