Company:Air USA
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Don Kirlin |
| Headquarters | Quincy, Illinois |
| Services | Contract air services to the US Department of Defense |
| Website | https://air-usa.com/about/ |
Air USA is an American defense contractor based at Quincy Regional Airport in Quincy, Illinois. It offers adversary air, close air support, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance training to the United States Department of Defense.[1]
Air USA's first aircraft, a Czech Aero L-39 Albatros, was purchased in 1994.[2] In 2019, Air USA was one of seven companies awarded an IDIQ contract to support the USAF's Combat Air Force Contract Air Support (CAF CAS) program in October 2019.[3] In March 2020 the Australian Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price announced that up to 46 ex-RAAF Hornets, as well as associated spare parts and test equipment inventory, would be sold to Air USA.[4] In December 2021 the Australian Defence Magazine reported that the status of the Australian Hornet sale was "unknown".[5]
Fleet
As of April 2022, Air USA possesses or has purchased:[6][7]
- 4 Mikoyan MiG-29
- 6 Aero L-39 Albatros
- 10 BAE Systems Hawk 67 (formerly South Korean)
- 5 Pilatus PC-9 (formerly Australian)
- 17 Cessna T337 Turbo Skymaster
- 10 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
- 46 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (formerly Australian)
References
- ↑ Colbert, Ethan. "Air USA inks multi-billion dollar contract with U.S. Air Force" (in en). https://www.whig.com/archive/article/air-usa-inks-multi-billion-dollar-contract-with-u-s-air-force/article_30e5d47a-de7d-54dc-8f41-ac7c2ecb815f.html.
- ↑ "About" (in en-US). https://air-usa.com/about/.
- ↑ Donald, David. "U.S. Air Force Awards $6.4 Billion of Adversary Contracts" (in en). https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2019-10-19/us-air-force-awards-64-billion-adversary-contracts.
- ↑ "RAAF Classic Hornets get a new lease of life - Australian Defence Magazine" (in en). https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/air/raaf-classic-hornets-get-a-new-lease-of-life.
- ↑ Pittaway, Nigel (2 December 2021). "Air Force farewells Hornets" (in en). Australian Defence Magazine. https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/air/air-force-farewells-hornets.
- ↑ Rogoway, Tyler (2020-04-09). "This Man Owns The World's Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets" (in en). https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32869/this-man-owns-the-worlds-most-advanced-private-air-force-after-buying-46-f-a-18-hornets.
- ↑ "Aircraft" (in en-US). https://air-usa.com/aircraft/.
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