The Air Force has awarded $16 million to Raytheon for the company to continue providing logistics support for the T-6A Texan II Joint Primary Aircraft Training System ground-based training system. This marks the sixth straight option on this program for Raytheon, which began T-6A ground training at Moody AFB, Ga., in 2001. In addition to the state-of-the-art GBTS, Raytheon so far has delivered 335 of the 420 JPATS aircraft ordered by the Air Force and Navy. The total program calls for delivery of 800 T-6As by 2017.
President Donald Trump is interested in developing a twin-engined, upgraded version of the F-35 fighter, he said during a press event May 15 in Qatar marking the sale of Boeing airliners and GE Aerospace engines to Qatar Airways. He said he would name the improved aircraft the “F-55” and also…