
Textron [TXT] won the competition on Jan. 25 to produce new T-54A Multi-Engine Training System (METS) aircraft to replace the aging Beech Aircraft T-44C Pegasus training aircraft. The older fleet of 54 T-44Cs was built by Beech Aircraft, which is now a subsidiary of T-54A winner Textron. These aircraft are used to train Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard pilots to fly non-centerline thrust aircraft like the Bell [TXT]-Boeing [BA] V-22 Osprey, Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Lockheed Martin…