T?xt??n Avi?ti?n t? ??liv?? T-54A M?lti-En?in? T??inin? S?st?m (METS) ?i?c???t t? th? US N?v? in ???l? 2024. T?xt??n c?nsi???s th? ??????mm? l?w-?isk ??c??s? it ??ilt ?n? ??m?nst??t?? ? ?????cti?n-lik? ?i?c???t ?s ???t ?? th? c?nt??ct ?????s?l ???c?ss. D???ns? in??st?? n?ws sit? J?n?s ?????t?? th?t th? T-54A will inc??????t? s?v???l c?mm??ci?l m??i?ic?ti?ns int? T?xt??n’s ?xistin? B??chc???t Kin? Ai? 260 c?mm??ci?l t????????. Am?n? th? m??i?ic?ti?ns ??? ?n ?n?l? ?? ?tt?ck in?ic?t??, ? ?i?it?l ???i? c?nt??l s?st?m t? ?ll?w ?il?ts t? c?mm?nic?t? with th?i? ?n????? ??s??v??, ???iti?n?l s??tin? ??? v??? im???t?nt ???s?ns (VIPs), ?n? ? m?nit??in? s?st?m t? ???vi?? ???l-tim? ??t? t? m?int?n?nc? c??ws.

Th? U.S. N?v? ?nn??nc?? ?n J?n???? 25 2023, th?t it ?w????? T?xt??n Avi?ti?n ? sin?l?, ?i?m-?ix??-??ic? c?nt??ct t? ??v?l?? th? T-54A m?lti-?n?in? t??inin? s?st?m (METS) ?i?c???t. Th? T-54A M?lti-En?in? T??inin? S?st?m (METS) ?i?c???t will ???l?c? th? T-44 P???s?s ?i?c???t ?n? will ???t??? ? ???ss??iz?? ?i?c???t c?ck?it with si??-??-si?? s??tin? ?n? ? j?m? s??t. Th? T-44C s?n??wn will ???in six m?nths ??t?? METS’ ?i?st ??liv???. Th? t?t?l c?nt??ct v?l??, incl??in? th? ??s? ?n? c?nt??ct ??ti?ns, is $677.2 milli?n ??? th? ???c???m?nt ?? ?? t? 64 ?i?c???t. Th? c?nt??ct ?ls? c?v??s s?????t ???i?m?nt, s????s ?n? initi?l t??inin?. Th? ?i?c???t ??liv??i?s ??? sch???l?? ???m c?l?n??? ???? 2024 t? 2026.

This c?nt??ct ?w??? will ???vi?? n?w ?i?c???t t? t??in N?v?, M??in? C???s ?n? C??st G???? ?il?ts t? ?l? n?n-c?nt??lin? th??st ?i?c???t s?ch ?s th? V-22 Os????, E-2D H?wk???, C-130 H??c?l?s ?n? P-8 P?s?i??n. Th? T-54A will ???vi?? ??v?nc?? inst??m?nt ?n? ?s?mm?t?ic ?n?in? h?n?lin? t??inin? t? st???nt n?v?l ?vi?t??s s?l?ct?? ??? m?lti-?n?in? ?l??t c?mm?niti?s. Th? ??s? c?nt??ct is ??? $113.1 milli?n ??? 10 ?i?c???t. PMA-273, ?t N?v?l Ai? St?ti?n P?t?x?nt Riv??, M???l?n?, ?v??s??s th? METS ??????m. PMA-273 ??v?l??s ?n? ?v??s??s ?iv??s? ?n? c???i??-c????l? n?v?l ?li?ht t??inin? s?st?ms wh??? st???nt ?il?ts ?n? ?n?????????t? milit??? ?li?ht ???ic??s ?c??i?? missi?n-c?itic?l ?vi?ti?n skills n?c?ss??? t? c???? ??t c????nt ?n? ??t??? missi?ns ?? th? U.S N?v?.

Th? B??chc???t Kin? Ai? is ? lin? ?? Am??ic?n ?tilit? ?i?c???t ?????c?? ?? B??chc???t (? ???n? ?? T?xt??n Avi?ti?n). Th? Kin? Ai? lin? c?m??is?s ? n?m??? ?? twin-t???????? m???ls th?t h?v? ???n ?ivi??? int? tw? ??mili?s. Th? M???l 90 ?n? 100 s??i?s ??v?l???? in th? 1960s ??? kn?wn ?s Kin? Ai?s, whil? th? l?t?? T-t?il M???l 200 ?n? 300 s??i?s w??? ??i?in?ll? m??k?t?? ?s S???? Kin? Ai?s. 

Th? U.S. milit??? h?s ?s?? Kin? Ai? 90s in v??i??s ??l?s, ??im??il? VIP ?n? li?is?n t??ns???t, with ??si?n?ti?ns incl??in? th? VC-6A, th? T-44 P???s?s, ?n? th? U-21 Ut?. Th? Kin? Ai? 260 METS ?i?c???t will ?? ??liv???? in ? ??ll? c?m?li?nt, METS missi?n ????? c?n?i????ti?n ???m T?xt??n Avi?ti?n’s Kin? Ai? ?????cti?n lin? in Wichit?, K?ns?s.