With a fleet of over 90 aircraft, ATAC provides a wide range of contracted air support capabilities to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in locations world-wide, including the Continental United States, Hawaii and the Western Pacific.

ATAC comprises the world's largest outsourced civilian, tactical airborne training organization and we proudly provide the highest-quality live training to Fleets, Squadrons, Regiments and Battalions that put their lives on the line every day in the name of Freedom.

Since its inception in 1994, ATAC has been the leader setting standards in the contracted air services and adversary air industry. With over 20 years of experience and more than 65,000 flight hours successfully completed, ATAC has an impressive lineage of aviation accomplishments.

ATAC values the experiences and skills you gained in the military. Come join the team that flies, maintains and manages some of the most advanced adversary aircraft in the United States.

ATAC is built to react on short notice and provide flexible, scalable adversary forces for Navy leaders in diverse global locations. The list below includes a sampling of ATAC's Fleet Integrated Training missions.

Feb 7, 2024 · Mirage F1s will be used to fly specific profiles and provide airspace clearance and aircraft systems checks. ATAC is the global leader of tactical airborne training and has previous experience conducting F-35 chase services, having successfully performed missions in 2019 and 2020 from the ATAC Adversary

Newport News, VA — March 10, 2025 — Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), part of the Textron Systems segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), announced today that it has been awarded the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) …

ATAC provides tactical flight training and adversary aggressor services for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force, including live military air-to-air, air-to-ship, and air-to-surface training and support services.

Washington, DC — October 22, 2019 — Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that its team has been selected as a provider of contracted air services under the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Air Forces (CAF) Contracted Air Support (CAS) program.

Nov 9, 2020 · ATAC provides tactical flight training and adversary aggressor services for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force, including live military air-to-air, air-to-ship, and air-to-ground training and support services.