Summary ATAC owns approximately 90 fighter jets, including around 63 Mirage F1s acquired from France. Draken International operates around 150 jets, offering various training services. Top Aces Inc.
operates over 100 fighter jets, including F-16s and Alpha Jets. Today, private companies operating large fleets of light fighters and retired fourth-generation fighter jets provide much of the Air Force's adversary training . Privatizing the sector is partly due to the need to alleviate pilot shortages (these companies often employ pilots who have previously served in the Air Force and Navy).
Private air forces help train the Air Force during Red Flag exercises and other important exercises (including air forces allied to the US). Here are four private air forces training the US Air Force, Navy, and Marines (another called Discovery Air Canada went insolvent). 1 Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) ATAC's fleet is around 90 fighter jets Aircraft flown: Mirage F1, Mk-58 Hawker Hunter, F-21 Kfir, Aero L-39 Albatros Based: Newport News, Virginia Founded: 1994 ATAC (Airborne Tactical Advantage Company) is a large government contractor owned by Texon that operates Dassault Mirage F1s, Mk-58 Hawker Hunters, F-21 Kfirs, and Aero L-39 Albatros.
According to ATAC , its missions include fighter intercepts, basic flight maneuvers, advanced electric attacks, and offensive and defensive counter-air tactics. As with other private North American air forces, most fighter jets used for train.