Metrea
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| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Military contractor |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. , United States |
| Website | www |
Metrea (Formerly Meta Aerospace) is a military contractor based in the United States which provides air logistics and surveillance, electronic and cyberwarfare services support to militaries in the US, Canada, NATO and allied countries.
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History
[edit]The ServiCenter, Inc was founded in the 1950s at Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City for aircraft maintenance. It was renamed Valair Aviation by AGC Aerospace & Defense in December 2009[1] before changing its name and expanding its services.
The current iteration was formed on August 26, 2016.[2]
The head of the Air & Space Group is Jon T. Thomas, former lieutenant general of the US Air Force.[3]
As of February 2025, it operated 15 Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.[4]
4 aircraft were purchased from the Republic of Singapore Air Force when the latter retired them in 2019. They were delivered in late 2020.[5] and 11 additional aircraft were purchased from the French Air and Space Force in June 2024, with 3 more pending delivery.[6]
On February 6, 2025, a Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance light aircraft from Metrea crashed in the town of Ampatuan on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines during a routine mission supporting U.S.-Philippine security cooperation activities. The three Metrea employees and one American soldier on board died.[7]
On 28 March 2025, the Indian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Metrea Management to supply one KC-135 Flight Refuelling Aircraft (FRA) to the Indian Air Force (IAF) within six months for training pilots of IAF and the Indian Navy for in-flight refuelling.[8]
See Also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AGC Aerospace & Defense Renames Oklahoma Portfolio Company". www.aviationpros.com. 15 December 2009.
- ^ "Metrea Management Limited – Company number 10348588". Companies House.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-t-thomas
- ^ "Meta Strategic Mobility". Meta Aerospace. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Waldron, Greg (1 October 2020). "RSAF KC-135Rs find new home with US firm Meta Aerospace". www.flightglobal.com.
- ^ Trevithick, Joseph (2024-07-10). "All of France's KC-135 Tankers Bought By Private Aerial Refueling Company Metrea". The War Zone. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ https://lignesdedefense.ouest-france.fr/crash-dun-avion-isr-aux-philippines-trois-contractors-et-un-militaire-americain-tues/
- ^ "MoD inks two contracts worth Rs 62,700 crore with HAL for supply of 156 LCH, Prachand to the Armed Forces". Press Information Bureau (Press release). 28 March 2025. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
Ministry of Defence also signed a contract with Metrea Management for Wet Leasing of one Flight Refuelling Aircraft
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