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FlightSafety Defense
HQ United States
FlightSafety Defense Corporation is a Delaware corporation listed among Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s subsidiaries as of December 31, 2025, alongside FlightSafety International Inc. It supplies aircrew training devices and training services to the U.S. military, mainly the Air Force; for example, it holds Air Force contract FA862113C6247 for KC-46 Aircrew Training Devices, performed in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Federal Prime Contracts$2.32B obligated · FY2008–FY2026
- Obligated
- $2.32B
- FY2008–FY2026
- Contract actions
- 934
- 64 awards
- Peak year
- FY2015
- $163M
- Top buyer
- U.S. Air Force
- 91% of obligations
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $665M | 26 | 7 |
| FY2025 | $75.7M | 49 | 15 |
| FY2024 | $81.3M | 49 | 11 |
| FY2023 | $99.7M | 49 | 15 |
| FY2022 | $74.2M | 38 | 9 |
| FY2021 | $78.9M | 30 | 8 |
| FY2020 | $88.2M | 24 | 7 |
| FY2019 | $38.0M | 30 | 5 |
| FY2018 | $44.9M | 39 | 8 |
| FY2017 | $96.5M | 39 | 11 |
| FY2016 | $59.3M | 55 | 9 |
| FY2015 | $163M | 58 | 8 |
| FY2014 | $138M | 85 | 8 |
| FY2013 | $122M | 70 | 7 |
| FY2012 | $86.5M | 61 | 6 |
| FY2011 | $113M | 71 | 11 |
| FY2010 | $110M | 66 | 8 |
| FY2009 | $89.2M | 44 | 7 |
| FY2008 | $92.4M | 51 | 8 |
Top buyers
- U.S. Air Force$2.10B 91%
- U.S. Navy$157M 6.8%
- U.S. Army$59.7M 2.6%
Defense programs
- SHILLELAGH MISSILE$1.18B 51%
- JPATS$252M 11%
- C-5B$228M 9.9%
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
What they sell (PSC)
- Operation Training Devices$1.29B 56%
- Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Training Aids and Devices$526M 23%
- Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Aircraft Components and Accessories$255M 11%
- Education/Training- Other$155M 6.7%
- Modification of Equipment- Training Aids and Devices$50.0M 2.2%
- Training Aids$27.3M 1.2%
- Aircraft, Fixed Wing$9.4M 0.4%
- Education/Training- Vocational/Technical$2.9M 0.1%
- Education/Training- Training/Curriculum Development$165K 0.0%
- Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components$1K 0.0%
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development$1K 0.0%
Industry (NAICS)
- Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing$1.71B 74%
- Flight Training$544M 23%
- Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing$59.7M 2.6%
- Engineering Services$2.3M 0.1%
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$1K 0.0%
Where the work is done
- Texas$1.32B 57%
- Colorado$928M 40%
- Florida$64.4M 2.8%
- Oklahoma$1.6M 0.1%
- Ohio$2K 0.0%
Contract pricing
- Firm Fixed Price$2.12B 92%
- Cost No Fee$196M 8.4%
- Not Reported$0 0.0%
Competition
- Full and Open Competition$1.95B 84%
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$265M 11%
- Not Competed$105M 4.5%
Largest awards10
- KC-46 Aircrew Training System (Ats)U.S. Air Force · SHILLELAGH MISSILE · USAspending ↗$1.18BMay 1, 2013
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- C-5 Ats SupportU.S. Air Force · C-5B · USAspending ↗$196MMar 11, 2011
- IGF::CT::IGF Gbts ServicesU.S. Air Force · JPATS · USAspending ↗$88.6MDec 27, 2013
- Jpats Ground Based Tng Sys (Gbts) Contractor Logistics Support (Cls) Follow-onU.S. Air Force · JPATS · USAspending ↗$86.5MDec 21, 2010
- IFG::OT::IGF TH-57 Simulator Flight Instruction Competitive AwardU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$84.8MApr 30, 2018
- Jpats Ground Based Training System (Gbts) Contractor Logistics Support (Cls) Follow-onU.S. Air Force · JPATS · USAspending ↗$76.6MNov 14, 2007
- $75.6MNov 20, 2007
- Japan Air Self-defense Force (Jasdf) KC-46 Aircrew Training System (Ats)U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗$56.1MSep 11, 2023
- T-38C Atd Training SystemU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗$40.6MOct 25, 2007
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
Sources2
- 1Government recordContracts for Aug. 12, 2026
U.S. Department of War · Aug 12, 2026 · Supports Organization · description
“FlightSafety Defense Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $19,707,848 contract modification (P00144) to previously awarded contract FA862113C6247 for contract deliverable KC-46 Aircrew Training Devices.”
- 2
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (SEC EDGAR) · Mar 2, 2026 · Supports Organization · description, Organization · legal name
“FlightSafety Defense Corporation Delaware”
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