Supporting WTI 1-24 ATAC Hunter off of MCAS Yuma

ATAC Hunter departing off runway 21R

Photo: Palle Nørby Christensen

Photo: Palle Nørby Christensen

One of six former Israeli Air Force Kfir C2s added to the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company fleet. One was lost in March 2012 at NAS Fallon, NV supporting the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center.

The Airborne Advantage Tactical Company (ATAC a Textron company) provides tactical (aggressor) training with a fleet of over 90 aircraft. The private company provides support to the US Department of Defense in locations world-wide, including the Continental United States, Hawaii and the Western Pacific. They operate with Mirage F1s, L-39s, Hawker Hunters and these beautiful Kfirs. On the exhaust part, clearly Kfir C2 / F-21 is stencilled, the latter referring to the once F-21 fleet of the US Navy. Here N401AX is turning to the runway of Point Mugu, it was closely followed by N402AX that day.

A Mirage F1CT of civilian aggressor company ATAC approaches runway 32 at Hill AFB after flying a mission with the local F-35s of the 388th FW.

An ATAC Mirage F1 CT returns to Hill AFB after flying as an Aggressor against the local F-35As of the 388th FW.

Part of ATAC 11 flight taxiing out during the early evening hours to participate in WTI 2-22