MADISON, Miss. - The Vertex Company was awarded a Navy contract valued up to $850M to support test aircraft. Vertex will provide aircraft maintenance to Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL), which has five squadrons comprising of a range of fixed-wing, rotary and unmanned aircraft. The aircraft supported by this contract perform a variety of test and evaluation missions and the Naval Test Pilot School. “Vertex looks forward to working closely with Naval Test Wing Atlantic to maintain the aircraft used to test and evaluate emerging capabilities for the naval aviation community,” said Navy Test Pilot School graduate Ed Boyington, President/CEO of Vertex. Under the new contract, Vertex will provide organizational level, known as O-level, maintenance to rapidly repair and maintain aircraft to meet testing needs. Vertex will also provide a limited amount of specialized “intermediate-level” and “depot-level” maintenance. “Vertex Aerospace and Defense Services provides quality maintenance that helps the U.S. Military realize high operational availability of aircraft,” said Richard “Vinny” Caputo, President of Aerospace and Defense Services at Vertex. “We provide the know-how to make timely maintenance decisions that deliver high levels of readiness.” Most of the work is expected to occur in Patuxent River, Maryland. The new contract has a period of performance of one year with six, one-year options. (Source: Vertex 04/11/22)
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