DynCorp International will provide aircraft maintenance support at the US Air Force’s Sheppard Air Force Base.

Under the contract, DynCorp will provide aircraft maintenance services for the 80th Flying Training Wing based at Sheppard Air Force.

The contract is valued at $31.2m for the base period, and a potential maximum value of $230m over seven years, if all options are exercised.

The mission of the Flying Training Wing is to provide undergraduate pilot training for US and Nato allies in the Euro Nato joint jet pilot training programme.