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Boeing To Build T-X Trainer In St. Louis If It Gets Air Force Contract

By Marc Selinger

Monday, May 15th, 2017

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Boeing To Build T-X Trainer In St. Louis If It Gets Air Force Contract

Two Boeing-Saab T-X aircraft fly over St. Louis (Boeing photo)ces_STL_4/27/2017_RMS#307321_MSF17-0022 Series_Photos by John Parker

Boeing [BA] will assemble the U.S. Air Force’s T-X training jet at its St. Louis plant if it wins the competition to be the prime contractor, the company announced May 15.Boeing has already built two T-X aircraft in St. Louis and has been flight-testing them with its partner Saab. The jets flew together for the first time on April 27. The Boeing-Saab team is competing against a Lockheed Martin [LMT]-Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) team, which is offering the T-50A and announced…

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