Beechcraft said on Monday it was awarded a $210 million Air Force contract for the production of 35 T-6 training aircraft with an option for two additional aircraft. The contract, part of the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) program launched in the late 1990s, specifies 33 T-6s for the Navy and two for the Army. Production of JPATS lot 19, which will take place in Wichita, Kan., begins this month with final delivery scheduled for February 2015. Beechcraft's T-6…
