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Northrop’s Texas Facility to Offer AC-208 Pilot & Mission System Training; Cary Ralston Quoted

Northrop's Texas Facility to Offer AC-208 Pilot & Mission System Training; Cary Ralston Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Northrop's Texas Facility to Offer AC-208 Pilot & Mission System Training; Cary Ralston Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting eventNorthrop Grumman has opened a facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to train AC-208 Eliminator aircrews to operate and maintain the reconnaissance and ground attack aircraft.

The AC-208 Training Center of Excellence located at Meacham Airport will offer instruction on platform and mission system maintenance and operations to partner nations, with initial sessions lasting for up to four months, Northrop said Friday.

Northrop's Texas Facility to Offer AC-208 Pilot & Mission System Training; Cary Ralston Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting eventCary Ralston, vice president and general manager of defense electronic systems at Northrop, said the company established the center as part of its Contractor Logistic Services program.

Eliminator is a modified AC-208 Armed Caravan variant and designed to recognize, track and engage targets.

The company equipped the aircraft with a laser-based, electro-optical targeting system and a communications technology designed to support air-to-ground and air-to-air reconnaissance missions.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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