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The latest aviation and aerospace news from Dubai Airshow 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The arrival at Edwards of the T-7A marks the formal start of the Air Force’s developmental flight test campaign for the new trainer aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force's first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer has logged its first cross-country flight and is set to begin the next phase of flight testing.

Edwards Air Force Base in California has received its first T-7A Red Hawk, an advanced training jet that will begin final testing and eventually replace the older planes that have helped mold American pilots for more than 60 years, the service said.

This T-7 aircraft made a 1,400-mile journey of ferrying flights from the Boeing factory in St. Louis, Missouri.

The first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk successfully arrived at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Nov. 8, 2023. This milestone formally commences the Air Force’s deve

“Like most test programs, we’ll have discovery and we’ll overcome it quickly,” said Air Force T-7A program lead Col. Kirt Cassell.

Formal T-7 flight testing is now set to begin and talk about an F-7 fighter version could have broader ramifications for the Air Force.

This T-7 aircraft made a 1,400-mile journey of ferrying flights from the Boeing factory in St. Louis, Missouri.

This T-7 aircraft made a 1,400-mile journey of ferrying flights from the Boeing factory in St. Louis, Missouri.