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Draken Wins Competition To Provide Adversary Air At Nellis Air Force Base

By Marc Selinger

Monday, June 11th, 2018

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Draken Wins Competition To Provide Adversary Air At Nellis Air Force Base

Draken International is adding Mirage fighter jets to its adversary air fleet. (Draken photo)

Draken International has edged out Textron’s [TXT] Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) for a $280 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply and fly adversary fighters for training missions at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.Draken expects to provide more than 5,600 flight hours a year through 2023 under the Nellis Adversary Air (ADAIR) II contract, which will replace the current Nellis ADAIR I contract, also held by Draken. The original contract began as an 800-hour proof-of-concept in…

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