The T-X programme, intended to replace the ageing fleet of T-38C Talon jet trainers in service with the US Air Force (USAF), was one of the most hotly contested US military procurement competitions in recent years, with a who’s who of aerospace defence companies all actively engaged
After several years of competition, in September 2018 the winning bid went to a joint Boeing-Saab offer of what would become the T-7A Red Hawk, the USAF awarding Boeing a US$9.2bn contract to supply 351 advanced trainer aircraft and 46 associated ground-based training simulators.
