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Laughlin Bids Farewell to Its Final T-1 Trainer

Jan. 3, 2025 | By Greg Hadley
The final T-1 at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas left last month for the Boneyard, continuing a steady drawdown of the Air Force’s trainer for “heavies.” 

Why USAF’s New T-7 Trainer Won’t Start Production for 2 More Years

April 14, 2023 | By John A. Tirpak
The Boeing T-7 Red Hawk advanced trainer won't be ready for a low-rate initial production decision until February 2025—six and a half years after Boeing won the initial contract in 2018. The new date for the "Milestone C" initial production decision is as much as ...

USAF’s Plan to Cut Most of Its JSTARS Fleet Gets Support in Congress

June 8, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
The Air Force’s plan to retire most of its E-8C JSTARS fleet has gotten a boost from a congressional panel. The House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee unveiled its markup of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. A provision included in the ...

Family Calls USAF Report on Fatal T-38 Crash ‘Grossly and Unjustly Incomplete’

May 1, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
A T-38C instructor pilot failed to take control during a dangerous situation as the student pilot made an incorrect input during a formation landing in November 2019 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., causing the Talon to flip and skid to a stop, killing both, ...

Pentagon Keeps Eye on Defense Industrial Base as COVID-19 Pandemic Evolves

March 17, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
The Pentagon has started a daily dialogue with its top vendors as it attempts to measure and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the defense industry. Meanwhile, Boeing and Lockheed Martin said production on major acquisition systems like the KC-46 tanker and F-35 ...
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