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DynCorp International to provide support services for T-6 aircraft

Issue No. 12 | June 16-30, 2012

DynCorp International (DI) has announced that it has been awarded a contract with the US Air Force Materiel Command to provide support services for T-6A and T-6B aircraft at several Air Force and Navy locations throughout the US.

“This contract builds on our core business in aviation and expands our experience working on T-6 aircraft,” said Jim Myles, Group Vice President, Aviation, DynCorp International. “We are honored that the US Air Force has chosen DI to work on this programme.”

DI will establish, operate and manage contractor operated and maintained base supply (COMBS) facilities at Columbus Air Force Base (AFB), Mississippi, Laughlin AFB, Texas, Randolph AFB, Texas, Sheppard AFB, Texas, Vance AFB, Oklahoma, Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, NAS Whiting Field, Florida, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, NAS Corpus Christi, Texas. Each COMBS facility will provide spare parts and equipment necessary to support T-6A and T-6B aircraft.

The competitively-awarded, firm-fixedprice contract has one base year with four, one-year options and a total contract value of $432 million if all options are exercised.