The Air Force Academy is purchasing 19 new two-seat gliders, along with 11 trailers to haul them, under a $4.8 million transaction. The new German-made gliders will be designated TG-16As and used to introduce cadets to flying, reported the Colorado Springs Gazette. They will replace the academy’s TG-10B/C gliders that have reached the end of their service lives. The academy was set to receive the first TG-16 at the end of last week. Just last month, academy officials announced plans to procure 25 single-engine, two-seat SR20 trainer aircraft, designated T-53As, from Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minn., to replace the leased fleet of Diamond DA-40s.
F-35 Deliveries Soared to New Record in 2025
Jan. 8, 2026
Lockheed Martin says it delivered 191 F-35 fighters in 2025—just ahead of the goal it set for itself at the beginning of the year as it works to clear a backlog of jets in storage.
