Raytheon To Join Race For $10B T-X Trainer Program, Competing Against Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop

After years of delay, the Air Force is gearing up to replace its 500 T-38 training jets, which are used to teach young pilots how to fly front-line fighters and bombers. The supersonic T-38 has been in service with the Air Force for over 50 years, and despite periodic upgrades cannot mimic the features of the latest “fifth-generation” fighters.

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