Boeing T-7

The OEM’s two-decade experiment in remote management has failed.

USAF is planning a round of upgrades to the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer starting as early as 2025 to improve pilot safety and the aircraft’s range.

Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.

After years of scattered attempts to keep pilots in service failed to change the trend, the Air Force is renewing outreach to its aircrews.

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Facing a reduction to its expected budget next year, the military cuts back on near-term aircraft procurement.

The U.S. Air Force has pushed back the in-service date by about another year for the Boeing T-7 Red Hawk to 2028.

Procurement of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation T-7 trainer is set to begin in fiscal 2025, but at half the number originally expected.

A new effort to build and refurbish engine parts in-house has started to turn around powerplant problems with the U.S. Air Force’s T-38 trainer.

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The U.S. Air Force will add an automatic ground collision avoidance system (AGCAS) to its Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer fleet.

Faced with an expected influx of testing with current infrastructure and staff maxed out, Edwards AFB aims to reinvent itself.

The U.S. Air Force is looking to potentially outsource its training of NATO pilots on fast jets.

Boeing plans to release a strategy soon for adapting the T-7A for new missions after the trainer jet enters full-rate production.

The U.S. Air Force’s first T-7A Red Hawk trainer has arrived at its main training base.

South Korea’s biannual, national airshow kicks-off Oct. 17 to mark an extraordinary two years in the evolution of the national defense industry.

Boeing and Red 6 have integrated and flown an augmented reality headset in a TA-4J jet trainer.

T-38, T-45 face decreasing mission capable rates, grounding due to aging powerplants.

The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 12 was signing the paperwork and getting ready to receive its first T-7A Red Hawk training jet.

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The first EMD aircraft for the service took off from Boeing’s St. Louis facility.

Boeing Defense and Space CEO Ted Colbert told reporters ahead of the Paris Air Show on June 18 that the second quarter will look like the earnings of the first.

Calhoun wants new types that delivers in the neighborhood a 20-30% improvement over today’s airplanes.

U.S. Air Force test pilots will begin flying the T-7A Red Hawk this month.

The Boeing T-7A could receive a limited military flight release this summer, but faces the risk of new schedule delays as software and escape concerns linger.