MAG Aerospace is an American-owned military contractor based in
Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia and the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 24,146.
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, founded by Joe Fluet in 2009. It specializes in
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services operations, training and technical services and clocked 98,000 flight hours on five continents in 2017. It is active in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
. MAG Aerospace grew by 70% to 80% annually from 2015 to 2018 to more than $300 million in annual revenue. Having secured private equity backing in 2018 from
New Mountain Capital
New Mountain Capital (New Mountain) is an American alternative investment firm headquartered in New York City. The firm focuses on growth investing in mid-sized companies from economically acyclical industries.
Outside the U.S., the firm has of ...
, a New York-based firm with $20 billion in assets, MAG Aerospace acquired four companies over the two-year span of 2017 and 2018.
In 2018, it acquired the southern Maryland defense contractor Ausley Associates, as well as Avenge Inc. and North American Surveillance Systems Inc. MAG employs about 1,300 personnel and records over $400 million in annual sales. That same year, former Army Chief of Staff General
Peter Schoomaker
Peter Jan Schoomaker (born 12 February 1946) is a retired four-star general of the United States Army who served as the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from June 2003 to April 2007. Schoomaker's appointment as Chief of Staff was u ...
joined MAG Aerospace's board of directors.
History
In 2017, MAG Aerospace had the #779 spot on the
Inc. 5000.
In 2018, a civilian contractor was fired from MAG Aerospace for displaying a "
Kekistan" flag patch on his helmet.
As of May 2019, MAG Aerospace continues to help the
U.S. military
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. U.S. federal law names six armed forces: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and the Coast Guard. Since 1949, all of the armed forces, except th ...
fight the
Taliban
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in
Afghanistan
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as part of
Task Force ODIN
Task Force ODIN, whose name is an acronym for observe, detect, identify, and neutralize, is a United States Army aviation battalion created in August 2006 to conduct reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) operations to comba ...
under the Army’s Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (MARSS) program.
In 2021, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali contracted US-based MAG Aerospace to provide fixed wing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.
They will use
Cessna 208
The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna.
The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982.
The production model was certified by the FAA in October 1984 and its Cargoma ...
aircraft to meet the UN requirements.
See also
*
List of private military contractors
*
Private military company
References
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External links
MAG Aerospace website
2009 establishments in Virginia
Private military contractors
American companies established in 2009