Air to Air
ATAC maintains a versatile and highly capable fleet of transonic and supersonic aircraft in support of the air-to-air mission. Our Mirage F1s, the F-21 Kfirs and a large cohort of Mk-58 Hawker Hunters allow ATAC to present a diverse array of formations and tactics to our clients. Our onboard systems are continuously evaluated and upgraded to present threat-representative adversaries to air forces around the world. Our pilots are qualified and seasoned aviators with thousands of hours in the air-to-air arena. Many of them are TOPGUN, MAWTS-1 and USAF Weapons School graduates.
The list below includes a majority of ATAC's daily air-to air taskings, but the list is not all-inclusive:
- Fighter Intercepts
- Basic Fighter Maneuvers
- Advanced Electronic Attack
- Offensive and Defensive Counter-Air Tactics
- Large Force and Self-Escort Strike Opposition
- Large Force Exercise (LFE) Participation
- U.S. Navy Air Wing and SFARP Training
- U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School Adversary support
- Strike Fighter Tactics Instruction (SFTI)/TOPGUN Training
- Airborne Air Intercept Controller (AIC) training with fighter tactical comm simulations
- Weapons Instructor Course support
- TAC D&E support
- Unit Level Training for Fleet and Air Force squadrons
- Unit Level Training for Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRSs)/Formal Training Units (FTUs)
- Fighter syllabus upgrades
- Fighter air-to-air gunnery practice