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DRG inks second $50 million subcontract with defense contractor
Company to train USAF on KC-10
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April 29th, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY – Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma, LLC (DRG), a Busey Group company, has signed another subcontract with defense contractor FlightSafety Services Corporation to train USAF service men and women on the KC-10. The contract will start in July. The value exceeds $50 million over 4 and half years.
DRG signed a $50 million five-year subcontract with FlightSafety to provide training services on the Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircrew training program in March.
DRG, undergoing the biggest growth in company’s 9-year history has secured nearly $150 million worth of contract work with major defense contractors since January.
DRG will hire 98 people to support this effort. The employees will be located at Travis AFB, CA and McGuire AFB, NJ. DRG will provide training operations and simulator maintenance services.
The Boeing built KC-10 Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. The Air Force maintains an active KC-10 inventory of 59.
“We are excited to have this opportunity and expand our working relationship with FlightSafety,” said Phil G. Busey Sr., Chairman and CEO of the Busey Group of Companies and DRG. “This creates tremendous opportunity for both us and FlightSafety.”
Brian Busey, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Operations will oversee the transition. “We look forward to continuing our long standing relationship with FlightSafety, and hope for continued success in supporting our Air Force customer on the KC-10.
“We are proud to build this business as an Oklahoma-based company” Phil G. Busey Sr. said. “As we now near 500 employees, we hope to continue this tremendous growth and represent this State as an industry leader.”
DRG is an Oklahoma City-based defense contractor. With 32 locations around the world, the company has become a premier provider of aircrew training services, program management and contract logistics support. DRG now provides training support operations for eight military aircraft and Air Combat Command’s Command and Control functions based at Langley, AFB and the E-3 AWACS Mission Crew Training program at Tinker, AFB. Phil G. Busey Sr. founded the company in 2002.
FlightSafety Services Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, provides total training systems, management and integration, training delivery services and contractor logistics support to the U.S. Government, prime government contractors and commercial entities.
FlightSafety Services Corporation trains 10,000 to 14,000 student events annually and has been providing Aircrew Training Systems to the United States Air Force and its Air Reserve Forces since 1984.