The next generation of training for American naval aviators will cut a quintessential rite of passage that the tailhook community has honored for decades when the new undergraduate jet training system ...

With Boeing and Lockheed both dropping out of the competition to replace the Navy's T-45, service officials need to press ...

E-2 pilots and foreign student pilots still need to do carrier qualifications, but huge changes to the naval aviation ...

The U.S. Navy has released the final Request for Proposals for the Undergraduate Jet Training System which will replace the T-45 Goshawk, confirming an accelerated schedule with a focus on costs. The ...

US airframer Textron will build its new Beechcraft military jet at its Wichita hub if it secures a US Navy contract to supply the service’s next-generation trainer programme. US airframer Textron ...

A draft solicitation for a U.S. Navy training jet keeps a requirement that avoids making costly changes to the designs of the aircraft involved in the competition ...

At issue was the T-7’s engine—the same engine used in the F/A-18 Super Hornet—which would have required an expensive redesign before entering service. The United States Air Force is fully committed to ...

The Navy’s designated trainer aircraft is somewhat more manageable for a trainee pilot than the F/A-18 Super Hornet—but that does not mean it is easy to fly. The T-45 Goshawk is an advanced jet ...