Draken International supports Air National Guard exercise, "Northern Lightning 2015"

In an historic partnership, the Air National Guard recently utilized Draken International’s contract air services to support the Guard’s annual training exercises on a major scale. During the training exercise “Northern Lightning 2015” conducted at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in Wisconsin from June 8-19, the adversary role was filled primarily by Draken International’s A-4 Skyhawks. Equipped with electronic warfare pods, radars, and GPS training pods, the Draken aircraft were able to provide a very credible and realistic threat at considerable cost savings for the Air National Guard. Draken International is a global leader in tactical flight support, providing contract services to support the US military and its allies in various military training objectives. Draken International deployed five A-4K Skyhawks and a team of maintenance professionals and expert pilots to integrate with the Air National Guard F-16’s participating in Northern Lightning. The F-16’s were able to practice air-to-air and air-to-ground combat training while having to contend with Draken A-4K’s flying the role of the enemy. The level of training was further enhanced by simulated airborne and ground-based threats resulting in a very realistic training environment.