Why contract out Air Combat Training?
Higher quality
training
Optimized front-line aircraft utilization
Increased combat
capability
Reduced overall
cost
Adversary training (Red Air) with Electronic Warfare (EW)
Basic fighter pilot training support
Large force employment (Flag exercises)
Air-to-air refuelling
Close Air Support for JTAC training
Day/night capable - Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS)
Digital Close Air Support and live drop capability
Operational tests and evaluations
Non-traditional Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR)