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Boeing Rolls Out First EMD T-7A Red Hawk Trainer

Boeing Rolls Out First EMD T-7A Red Hawk Trainer
The first T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer has rolled out of the Boeing plant in St. Louis, Missouri. First jets are scheduled to arrive at Joint Base San Antonio- Randolph next year. (Boeing web page photo by Eric Shindelbower)

Boeing [BA] on Apr. 28 said that it unveiled the first T-7A Red Hawk trainer for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase at the company's St. Louis plant. The company plans to build 351 T-7As for the U.S. Air Force to replace the 1960s-era Northrop T-38 Talon. "The fully digitally designed [T-7A] aircraft was built and tested using advanced manufacturing, agile software development and digital engineering technology significantly reducing the time from design to first flight," Boeing said. "The…

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