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Top Aces integrated the open architecture Advanced Aggressor Mission System (AAMS) in its F-16 fighters to provide the advanced adversary capability needed by the USAF. (Photo: Top Aces)
Top Aces Corp., a provider of advanced adversary training, reached a major milestone in its United States expansion with its newly acquired F-16 fighter aircraft earning FAA certification and completing its first flight.
Top Aces took delivery of its first four F-16s in January 2021 to support the US Air Force (USAF) Contracted Air Support indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract This acquisition made Top Aces the first private company in the world to own and operate fourth-generation fighter aircraft.
Nellis Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force)
24 May 2021
A pilot with aerospace defense contractor Draken International died after one of its aircraft assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, crashed in north Las Vegas around 2:30 p.m. local time, according to base officials.
The aircraft was owned and operated by Draken U.S., and used in support of adversary air training, base officials said Monday.
The Florida-based company confirmed that the pilot died in the crash.
“The pilot’s identity has not yet been released; no other personnel were on board,” Draken said in a separate statement. “The men and women of Team Nellis send our deepest condolences to the teammates, friends and family of our Draken wingman.”
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