page_title: Airborne Tactical Advantage Company
section_title: Fleet
hierarchical_section_title: Airborne Tactical Advantage Company / Fleet
caption_attribution_description: English: A F-21 KFIR aircraft taxis on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort June 27. The aircraft is visiting Fightertown to participate in training operations with tenant squadrons. The KFIR is with the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company. According to the ATAC website, the company has trained Navy, Marine, Air Force and Army air-crews, ship-crews, and combat controllers in the air-to-ship, air-to-air, and air-to-ground arenas.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: The ATAC air fleet includes the following aircraft
  11 Hawker Hunters
  6 IAI F-21 Kfirs
  1 Douglas A-4 Skyhawks
  2 Aero L-39 Albatroses
  63 Dassault Mirage F1s
caption: One IAI F-21 Kfir of ATAC in 2016.
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