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 also signs a contract with Metrea Management for Wet Leasing of one Flight Refuelling Aircraft; To provide Air to Air refuelling training to pilots of Indian Air Force and Indian Navy". Press Information Bureau. 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
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