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T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer on Track For Air Force Role

T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer is nearing the completion of its developmental test flying.

Boeing T-7A — The first production-representative test vehicle T-7A—known within the program as A-1—flies over Edwards Air Force Base, where it and the second machine are conducting the majority of the Engineering and Manufacturing Development flight test campaign. © Boeing

By David Donald • Contributor - UK

June 12, 2025

Since being selected as the U.S. Air Force’s next advanced jet trainer, the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk—named in tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, the group of African American aircrew that saw combat in World War II—has been undergoing a thorough test campaign to prepare it for life with Air Education and Training Command (AETC). At the same time, Boeing and its industry partners—including Sweden’s Saab—are preparing to begin final assembly of the first production aircraft later this summer.

Following the construction of two BT-X prototype/demonstrators, the first of which flew in December 2016, Boeing has built five Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) aircraft to conduct a wide array of tests on the aircraft and its associated systems. The first flew in June 2023 before being delivered to the 416^th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in California, to begin developmental flight tests.

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