Opinion: Is The Military Jet Trainer Becoming Obsolete?

Boeing T-7A

Boeing’s T-7A is in testing with the U.S. Air Force.

Credit: U.S. Defense Department
Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer has had a turbulent development process, and it could face a choppy future, too. After winning the U.S. Air Force’s $9.2 billion T-X competition in 2018 to replace the venerable Northrop T-38C Talon, Boeing almost immediately began taking charges against...
Sash Tusa

Aerospace and defense analyst Sash Tusa is a partner at Agency Partners. He is based in London.

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