PAE awarded $98M U.S. Navy contract to maintain F-5 fighter aircraft

FALLS CHURCH, Va., - PAE was awarded a $98 million sole-source, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. PAE will provide the U.S. Navy contractor logistics support for F-5 fighter aircraft on the 18-month contract.

PAE Interim President and CEO Charlie Peiffer said PAE is uniquely experienced and skilled to deliver solutions on this contract.

“We look forward to continuing our longstanding relationship with the U.S. Navy by keeping its F-5 fleet mission-ready through support backed by our enduring commitment to excellence,” Peiffer said.

PAE’s Readiness and Sustainment team will perform all maintenance and logistics support services for 43 F-5F and F-5N aircraft at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida; Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada; Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona; and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, through January 2023.