MAG Aerospace, Fairfax, Virginia, has been awarded a face worth $19,849,304 firm-fixed-price contract modification to beforehand awarded contract FA8691-22-C-1000 for integration of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) gear on C-208 plane, and an possibility for a further built-in C-208 plane. Work can be carried out in Titusville, Florida, and is anticipated to be accomplished by Sept. 30, 2024. This award is one hundred pc International Army Gross sales to the Philippines. The entire cumulative face worth of the contract is $23,853,913. Air Drive Life Cycle Administration Heart, Wright-Patterson Air Drive Base, Ohio, is the contracting exercise.

MAG Aerospace MC-208 Guardian multi-role plane has been chosen as considered one of solely 5 remaining opponents for the US Particular Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) new Armed Overwatch plane. The MC-208 Guardian boasts a formidable set of capabilities constructed on the well-established Cessna Caravan, providing the reliability of a pre-existing international provide chain and true multi-mission functionality. The MC-208 Guardian is able to performing aerial surveillance, shut air help, casualty and medical evacuations, air mobility, and precision strike, multi function mission with out the have to be reconfigured. The Guardian successfully eliminates the necessity to deploy and function a number of plane sorts, conserving valuable sources.

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MAG Aerospace MC-208 Guardian multi-role plane

Fairfax, VA-based MAG Aerospace is a pacesetter in offering and enabling real-time situational consciousness to assist its clients make the world smaller and safer. MAG delivers full spectrum C5ISR Companies (integration, operations, coaching, and technical companies) and different specialty aviation to federal, worldwide, civilian, and industrial clients world wide. In 10 years, MAG has grow to be the main unbiased supplier of manned/unmanned full-spectrum outsourced ISR companies, with 1,700+ workers working 200+ platforms over 150,000 flight hours yearly on 6 continents.

The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility plane produced by Cessna. The undertaking was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. The manufacturing mannequin was licensed by the FAA in October 1984 and its Cargomaster freighter variant was developed for FedEx. The 4 ft (1.2 m) longer 208B Tremendous Cargomaster first flew in 1986 and was developed into the passenger 208B Grand Caravan. The strutted, excessive wing 208 sometimes seats 9 passengers in its unpressurized cabin, is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A tractor turboprop and has a set tricycle touchdown gear, floats or skis. Caravans are used for flight coaching, commuter airways, VIP transport, air cargo and humanitarian missions.

Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) equipment on C-208 aircraft
MAG Aerospace intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) gear on C-208 plane