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Israel Air Force contracts Elbit for T-6 trainer fleet maintenance

Israel Air Force T-6 trainer
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The Israeli defense ministry has awarded Elbit Systems a contract valued at approximately $38 million for the operation, maintenance and logistic services for the Israel Air Force’s Textron T-6 trainer aircraft fleet.

This contract award follows a decade during which Elbit Systems has provided the IAF with operation and maintenance services for the T-6 fleet. 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, provides procurement, operations and maintenance services for three aircraft types of the UK Army Flight Academy.

“We are proud to have been trusted with the continuation of our services that support the IAF’s operational and economic objectives,” Yoram Shmuely, General Manager of Elbit Systems Aerospace Division, said.

The Israel Air Force T-6 fleet counts 20 aircraft, with the first one being delivered by Beechcraft in 2009.