Stavatti Aerospacehas announced plans to offerits Javelin military jet trainer and very light fighter aircrafttotheU.S. Air Forces $16.3 billion T-X trainer program.

The company said Friday the Javelin platform, which was derived from theAviation Technology Group-builtJavelin Mk-30 civil jet sportplane, will be offered as a potential replacement forthe service branchs currentT-38 training aircraft.

Apartnership between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Saab, theLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-Korean Aerospace Industriesalliance anda team comprised ofSierra Nevada Corp. and Turkish Aerospace Industries,also plan to competein the program.

In November, Stavatti received an exclusive license from the present owner of the Javelin projects intellectual property and physical assets to certify, develop, manufacture, prototype, re-imagine, sell and support the platformas a new Advanced Jet Trainer and VLF.

Stavatti said it will also establish a Javelin Industry Team and look to partner with another company in a bidto meet the T-Xmanufacturing, logistical support and training requirements of the Air Force.

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) andLeonardoended the firms jointpursuit of the T-X contractin January while Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC)BAE Systems withdrew from thecompetition as a teamearlier this month.

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Stavatti Aerospace to Pitch Javelin Trainer for Air Force TX Competition - GovConWire