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Top Aces

Top Aces Corp.

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Air SystemsSimulation & TrainingElectronic WarfareUnmanned Systems
201-500 employeesMRO & ServicesSupplies Air Forces, Land Forces
Profile last updated: August 14, 2026

About

Top Aces is a defense maintenance and support provider based in Mesa, United States working in air systems, simulation & training, electronic warfare +2 more.

Top Aces is a privately owned company providing advanced adversary air and joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) training to military customers. It operates an F-16 aggressor fleet from Mesa, Arizona, and its F-16 Center of Excellence is based there. Its services include close air support for JTAC training, threat replication, electronic attack, sensor and test support, and developmental test and evaluation. In August 2022 it was selected under the US Air Force Combat Air Force Contracted Air Support program to provide adversary air training at Eglin and Luke Air Force Bases, a contract valued at up to 175 million USD over five years. The company also serves NATO and allied forces, including Canada and Germany, and it has a German branch. Top Aces combined with Blue Air Training in March 2022 to form a single turnkey provider for ADAIR and close air support services. It has invested in EpiSci, an AI technology developer, and has announced an AI-driven unmanned wingman for the ADAIR industry. The company reports 450 personnel and states an industry-leading safety record and more than 100,000 hours of operational training flown.

Location

Mesa, United States

Employees

201-500

Company type

Private company

Legal name

Top Aces Corp.

Focus areas

adversary airF-16JTAC trainingclose air supportADAIRelectronic warfareaggressor aircraftair combat trainingUSAF contracted air support

Languages

ENDE

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsSimulation & TrainingElectronic WarfareUnmanned SystemsMRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

MRO & Services

What they offer

TrainingMaintenance & RepairEngineering Services

Products

ADAIR

Adversary air training service

Advanced adversary air and close air support training using F-16 aggressor aircraft to replicate threats for military pilots and forward air controllers.

F-16 aggressor aircraft fleet

Adversary air aircraft

Modern F-16 aggressor aircraft used to challenge 5th generation aircraft and provide air combat training at lower cost than military assets.

End users

Air ForcesLand Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

NIST 800-171CMMC

Platforms & programmes

F-16F-35F-22A-4 SkyhawkDornier Alpha Jet

Named customers

United States Air ForceLuke Air Force BaseEglin Air Force Base2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Battlegroup

People

Management & team (5)

+ 1 more

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