T-X

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) mobility and training directorate at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio said that AFLCMC has tested an escape system drogue parachute for the Advanced […]

The Boeing [BA] T-7A Red Hawk had its first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) flight test on June 28 from St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The flight, which lasted about […]

Boeing [BA] and partner Saab completed the first flight of their second production-ready T-X aircraft, according to a Boeing statement. The second T-X aircraft is identical to the first and […]

GREENVILLE, S.C.—Lockheed Martin [LMT] is using an upgraded variant of Microsoft’s [MSFT] classic Flight Simulator software as part of its Air Force Advanced Pilot Training (APT) or T-X, offering’s ground-based […]

The Air Force’s top officer isn’t discouraged that a once hearty field of potential bidders for the Air Force’s next generation trainer has dwindled to two teams. Actually, service Chief […]

Raytheon [RTN] and Italy’s Leonardo decided to jointly not pursue the U.S. Air Force Advanced Pilot Training Program, T-X, the companies said Wednesday. The companies announced their intention to team together […]

The Air Force in the waning days of 2016 issued a pair of highly awaited requests for proposals (RFP) for the T-X trainer and JSTARS recapitalization programs. The solicitation released […]

Boeing [BA] and partner Saab on Tuesday completed first flight of their offering for the Air Force’s T-X trainer competition. The aircraft climbed up to nearly 11,000 feet and hit […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Lockheed Martin [LMT] is emphasizing the F-16 heritage in its T-X offering as it promotes the aircraft as the one with the lowest risk in the highly-anticipated contest. […]

ST. LOUIS–Featuring a stubby and compact aircraft design, Boeing [BA] designed its T-X trainer offering from scratch for affordability with an eye on meeting the Air Force’s threshold requirements, according […]