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June 22, 2016 / 9:07 AM

M1 Support Services gets Air Force T-38 contract

The $193 million contract covers maintenance operations and services.

M1 Support Services has received a $193 million U.S. Air Force contract for T-38 aircraft maintenance program operations and maintenance services. U.S. Air Force photo by Steve White

M1 Support Services has received a $193 million U.S. Air Force contract for T-38 aircraft maintenance program operations and maintenance services. U.S. Air Force photo by Steve White

WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- M1 Support Services has received a $193 million U.S. Air Force contract for T-38 Talon aircraft maintenance program operations and maintenance services.

The supersonic trainer contract will provide B-2 Stealth Bomber and U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft pilots with a companion training capability and adversary air assets for the F-22 Raptor community.

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Work will be performed at Air Force bases in California, New Mexico, Virginia, Florida and Missouri, with an estimated completion date of September 2025.

The Air Combat Command Acquisition Management and Integration Center is the contracting activity.

First flown in 1959, the T-38 is used to prepare pilots for front-line fighter and bomber aircraft such as the F-15E Strike Eagle, the F-15C Eagle, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the B-1B Lancer and the A-10 Thunderbolt, a service fact sheet states.

It is a twin-engine, high-altitude jet used in various roles because of its design, economy of operations, maintenance ease, high performance and solid safety record.

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