T7 is a long overdue successor to Cold War trainers The Air Force has been flying the same jet trainer for 60 years Called the T38 Talon, it was the world's first supersonic trainer at its T7 Red Hawk is the winner of the TX competition Northrop T38 Talon was the first supersonic trainer in the world that has been active since the 1960s Although still doing well, since the 00s, the US Air Force has realized they need to have a new trainer to meet the demands of the new generation of fighters, which is far more complex than The T7A Red Hawk is an allnew advanced pilot training system designed for the US Air Force that will train the next generation of fighter and bomber pilots for decades to come Designed using a digital thread, the T7A aligns with the US Air Force's Digital Century Series strategy by enabling the integration of new concepts and capabilities
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