Sign In
Search
Air Force

U.S. Air Force Mulls Avionics Replacement Program for T-6A Trainer

Frank Wolfe Frank Wolfe
SHARE:
U.S. Air Force Mulls Avionics Replacement Program for T-6A Trainer
Three T-6A Texan II aircraft practice advanced aerial maneuvers in Del Rio, Texas near Laughlin AFB on June 25, 2020 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is considering an avionics replacement program for the fleet of 442 Beechcraft [TXT] T-6A Texan trainers, as the latter face parts obsolescence and safety of flight issues. The single-engine, two-seat primary trainer teaches basic flying skills to prospective Air Force and U.S. Navy pilots at Columbus AFB, Miss.; Laughlin AFB, Joint Base-San Antonio, and Sheppard AFB in Texas; Vance AFB, Okla.; and Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. The Air Force said that obsolesence will significantly reduce…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at [email protected] or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

Recommended

Air Force

Boeing Begins EPAWSS Upgrades For U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles

Air Force

No USAF Breakout Available of Nearly $6.7 Billion Cost Estimate for F-35A AETP Engine

Air Force

Air Force Returns to 76 Congressionally Mandated B-52s After Restoration of Boneyard Bomber

Air Force

Lockheed Martin Intends to Link 12 F-35 Simulators at Each Training Site

Trending

Air Force Preparing Supplemental EIS for Sentinel, Scraps Three of Four Town Halls This Month
Lockheed Using Northrop Grumman As NGI Rocket Motor Backup
Low-Cost Cruise Missile Funding in Reconciliation Act Awaiting Contract Obligation
Collins Sees Golden Dome As Periodic Upturn in Missile Defense, Tells Industry To ‘Get Ready To Go Fast And Think Big’
New Electro-Optical Commercial Services Program Advised by Senate Defense Appropriators

Contract Updates

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. (Boulder, Colorado) – $48,000,000

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc., Boulder, Colorado, was awarded a $48,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the study, design, development, enhancement, testing, and procurement of advanced communication-electronics technologies. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and…

Portus Stevedoring LLC (Jacksonville, Florida) – $8,292,583

Portus Stevedoring LLC, Jacksonville, Florida, is awarded a not-to-exceed $8,292,583 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a five-year ordering period for stevedoring and related terminal services. This contract provides for full range of stevedoring and related terminal services to include the receipt,…

Foster Miller doing business as QinetiQ North America (Waltham, Massachusetts) – $11,310,230

Foster Miller, doing business as QinetiQ North America, Waltham, Massachusetts, is awarded an $11,310,230 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00174-21-D-0019) to exercise Option Year Four for production, engineering support, and post-production support of the MK 2 Man…

EnergySolutions Services Inc. (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) – $13,336,650

EnergySolutions Services Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is being awarded a $13,336,650 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract action (N42158-25-D-E001) for nuclear services for the processing, recycling and disposal of radiologic materials through disassembly, decontamination, metal melting, compaction, incineration, resin sluicing/dewater, bulk waste assay…

The Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers – Fred Taylor

Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers – Adam Maruyama

Force Multipliers

Chris Wilson – Qlik

Force Multipliers

Tim Solms – Slingshot Aerospace

Job Feed

Post a Job // Post a Resume