Air Force Takes Delivery Of First Boeing T-7A Red Hawk Trainer
First next-gen USAF advanced trainer arrives at Edwards AFB for tests
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First next-gen USAF advanced trainer arrives at Edwards AFB for tests
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk military trainer successfully arrived at Edwards Air Force Base on November 8, a move that kicks off the U.S. Air Force developmental flight-test campaign for the aircraft. When all tests are completed, the T-7A is intended to be the replacement pilot-training capability for the T-38 Talon, which was first fielded in the early 1960s.
T-7A Red Hawk Jet known as APT-2, intended to replace the T-38, arrived at Edwards Air Force Base for testing.
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 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