Aircraft
Field Aerospace, Rockwell Collins Win Big USAF Upgrade Contract
The large fleet of T-1A Jayhawks will get new cockpits to train future airlift and tanker pilots.
The entire fleet of U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawks will get new cockpits. (Photo: Chris Pocock)
The entire fleet of U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawks will get new cockpits. (Photo: Chris Pocock)

Field Aerospace and Rockwell Collins are the major beneficiaries of a U.S. Air Force plan to modernize the avionics of the T-1A Jayhawk jet that is used to train future airlift and tanker pilots. The T-1A is a military version of the Hawker Beechcraft 400A light business jet. All 178 aircraft will be upgraded by 2025.