Airborne Tactical Advantage Company


Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, is a government contractor based in Newport News, Virginia, USA. It operates Mk-58 Hawker Hunter, Israeli F-21 Kfir, A-4 Skyhawk, and L-39 Albatros II military aircraft in tactical flight training roles for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Air National Guard.
Its main air operations base is at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California. It sends aircraft as far away as Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Japan.
ATAC was acquired by Textron in 2016 and continues to operate as a subsidiary.

Fleet

The ATAC air fleet includes the following aircraft
;8 July 2010: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk N123AT lost power during takeoff and crashed in a field near Naval Air Station Fallon. The pilot ejected safely. Investigations by the FAA and NTSB were completed.
;6 March 2012:IAI Kfir N404AX crashed into a building near at Naval Air Station Fallon in inclement weather, killing the pilot. Investigations by the FAA and NTSB were completed.
;18 May 2012: Hawker Hunter crashed in a field on final approach to Naval Air Station Point Mugu, killing the pilot., investigations by the FAA and NTSB were underway.
;29 October 2013: Hawker Hunter N332AX crashed in a field near Naval Air Station Point Mugu, killing the pilot., investigations by the FAA and NTSB were underway.
; 22 August 2017 : Hawker Hunter crashed about 100 miles off the coast of San Diego. The pilot was able to eject and was recovered by a helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.