MCAT falls to Kratos
Kratos Defense and Security has been awarded a $54 million contract to provide the US Marine Corps with five Marine Common Aircrew Trainers (MCAT).
The contract was awarded directly to Kratos under the US Navy Training Systems Contract III, LOT I, Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD).
The devices have been designed to train CH-53E Super Stallion, MV-22B Osprey and UH-1Y Venom enlisted aircrew. MCAT is a single training device that can be reconfigured for each aircraft type and will be used to train rear crew operators in a variety of tasks that include aerial gunnery, under-slung
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