Christine Thropp
Textron‘s aviation business will manufacture and deliver 14 Multi-Engine Training System aircraft to the U.S. Navy under a $121.3 million contract modification.
The Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard will use the aircraft as an intermediate and advanced training platform for the service branches’ P-8, EP-3, KC-130, E-6, E-2, CMV-22 and MV-22 aircraft, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
Overall, the training support is aligned with the Chief Naval Air Training’s mission of sufficiently producing aviators and flight officers for naval air operations.
Textron Aviation will perform the majority of contract work at its Wichita, Kansas site, and is expected to complete deliveries in September 2025.
At the time of award, Naval Air Systems Command will obligate the full contract modification amount from the Navy’s fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement funds.
