ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S.
Army Contracting Command has selected Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) to train
the Afghanistan Air Force in aircraft maintenance. Raytheon will
develop a new training program for the U.S. Army's Program
Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation under
the $108 million contract, called
Afghanistan Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Training, or AMT.
"Our training is helping the Afghan military develop into a
self-sustaining force," said Bob
Williams, vice president of Global Training Solutions at
Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services. "The program will
increase the Afghanistan Air Force's capabilities and help ensure
future security."
Raytheon will provide maintenance training for aircraft flown by
the Afghanistan Air Force. The new training program will be
directed by the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan
and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air.
The AMT contract is awarded under the previously announced
Enterprise Training Services Contract vehicle. ETSC provides core
training services to combatant commands and their training of
security cooperation partners.
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