Summary ATAC has a vast fleet of private military aircraft, including Mirage F1s, Hawker Hunters, Kfirs, and L-39 Albatroses. ATAC purchased the French Air Force's entire legacy fleet of 63 Mirage F1s in 2017, forming the backbone of its missions. ATAC is the world's largest outsourced civilian military fleet, operating in various locations worldwide for tactical flight training.
While the US Air Force may provide much of its own training , it also contracts out to private companies like Airborne Tactical Advance Company (ATAC) for tactical flight training roles. ATAC has been owned by the conglomerate Textron since 2016. ATAC has contracts with the US Forces, US Marines, the US Navy, the US Army, and international forces.
Air Force training is complicated, and full-time flight training takes 2 to 3 years after graduate school. Aircraft operated by ATAC ATAC operates one of the world's most impressive fleets of private military aircraft, which includes Dassault Mirage 1, Mk-58 Hawker Hunters, IAI Kfirs, and Aero L-39 Albatros (the exact number of aircraft is unclear). ATAC states that its aircraft enjoy a mission-capable state rate that exceeds 95%.
The Mirage F1 started out as the French Air Force's main interceptor until it was replaced by the Mirage 2000. It then transitioned into reconnaissance and attack roles with significant avionics and systems upgrades. France once operated 246 F1s, and it also exported some 473 Mirage F1s to various air forces around the world.
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