The American program to replace training aircraft has finally moved, the command of the US Air Force ordered the first batch of training aircraft T-7A Red Hawk. This is reported by Boeing.
The first batch will include 14 CCT T-7A Red Hawk, as well as ground simulators and auxiliary equipment for training pilots. The equipment will receive command Aircraft The Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
As emphasized, these aircraft will be the main simulators for the training of pilots of the fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II and F-22 Raptor fighters, as well as the latest strategic bombers. The Boeing T-7A Red Hawk should replace the Northrop T-38 Talon jet and training aircraft used by the Americans to train pilots for more than 60 years and repeatedly modifiable. In total, it is planned to decommission more than 400 obsolete aircraft.
According to plans, in the coming years, the US Air Force will receive more than 350 new T-7A Red Hawk aircraft. The contract of 2018 provides for the delivery of 351 aircraft with the designation T-7A Red Hawk and 46 ground simulator systems, as well as support and support during operation. The training will be held at the combined San Antonio base after all the necessary infrastructure is built and simulator complexes are installed.
The first production T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft was handed over to the U.S. Air Force last December.
