L-3 earns $57M T-1A pact

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Miss., was awarded a $57,231,214 Air Force contract for logistics support for the T-1A aircraft. The T-1A ‘Jayhawk’ is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of specialized AF undergraduate student-pilot training at Columbus AFB, Miss. The ’Jayhawk’ is also used to support navigator training for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and partner-nations at Pensacola. Work will be performed at Columbus AFB, Miss.; Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.; and bases in Oklahoma and Texas. The contract is expected to be complete by Sept. 30, 2016. (Source: DOD 09/28/15)