Air Force (USAF) had awarded Draken a $280 million contract to continue providing training services for the 57th Adversary Tactics Group at Nellis AFB in Nevada, as well as Luke AFB in Arizona and Hill AFB in Utah. On 1 June 2018, the Department of Defense announced that the U.S. In March 2018, Draken announced a $6.7 million expansion of its headquarters and repair infrastructure at Lakeland Linder International Airport. It also won a contract with the French Navy. Marine Corps (USMC) Joint Tactical Air Control at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, and at Twentynine Palms, California, as well as providing “adversary support” at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. In 2015, the company was awarded contracts to provide training for the Air National Guard (ANG) at Volk Field in Wisconsin, for the U.S. History ĭraken was established by Jared Isaacman at Lakeland Linder International Airport in January 2012.
defense contractors and aerospace firms, provided by a fleet of former military aircraft. The firm is based at the Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland, Florida and also has an operating base at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.ĭraken offers airborne adversary support (Red Air), Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC), Close Air Support (CAS), flight training, threat simulation, electronic warfare support, aerial refueling, research, and testing services to the U.S. The base covers more than 14,000 acres, while the total land area occupied by Nellis and its restricted ranges is about 5,000 square miles, according to their web page.Bill "Sweet" Tart, Chief Operating Officer (COO)Ĭontract air services to the armed forces, including airborne adversary support, flight training, threat simulation, electronic warfare support, aerial refueling, research and testingĭraken International, LLC is an American provider of tactical fighter aircraft for contract air services including military and defense industry customers. Nellis Air Force Base is in southern Nevada, approximately 8 miles northeast from downtown Las Vegas. No information was made available on the cause of the crash or potential injuries on the ground. The pilot was the lone occupant of the Mirage F1. “The men and women of Team Nellis send our deepest condolences to the teammates, friends and family of our Draken wingman,” the news release said. PT Monday near the southern edge of Nellis. According to Draken’s website, the company has been serving in this role since 2015. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating the crash of a Dassault Aviation Mirage F1.Īt Nellis, Draken maintains a number of aircraft, including the French-built Mirage F1, a fighter jet, to fly against the US Air Force pilots as aggressor jets in training. “We are doing everything in our power to assist them in this time of need, and we are working closely with federal, state and local authorities.” “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people and families affected by this event,” the statement said. The pilot, who was not identified, was a contractor and the aircraft was owned and operated by Draken US, a Florida-based company that provides “adversary air support” for Air Force pilots. The pilot whose fighter jet crashed after it took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas has died, according to a release from the base’s public affairs unit.
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