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Tactical Air, Navy Program Office Receive Approval to Begin F-5 Aircraft Reconfiguration

Tactical Air, Navy Program Office Receive Approval to Begin F-5 Aircraft Reconfiguration - top government contractors - best government contracting event

The U.S. Navy has declared a Milestone C decision that allows defense contractor Tactical Air Support to begin reconfiguration work on F-5 tactical fighter planes.

Nevada-based Tactical Air will help the Navy’s Specialized and Proven Aircraft Program Office update the F-5E/F airframe and engine into the N/F configuration in support of fleet adversary training requirements, the service said Thursday.

The company received a five-year, $265.3 million contract in early July to modernize 16 F-5E and six F-5F Tiger II aircraft.

Prior to the Milestone C approval, the team completed an engineering phase that included testing the block upgrade N+/F+ configuration with a pair of prototype F-5Ns.

Boyd Forsythe, lead for the PMA-226 F-5 Adversary Team, said the group applied industry approaches to tailor requirements for the Reconfiguration and Tactical Enhancement/Modernization for Inventory Standardization program.

The branch is looking to commercial off-the-shelf platforms and private investments to minimize potential safety risks during the ARTEMIS effort.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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