T-7 Trainer Jet Set to Replace Aging T-38 Talon Fleet

The Air Force is preparing to declare its T-7 Red Hawk training jet ready for production, following years of delays, according to an exclusive interview with Rodney Stevens, the Air Force’s program executive officer for training. The T-7 will train new generations of fighter and bomber pilots, replacing the aging T-38 Talon, which entered service in 1961. The production decision, also known as Milestone C, comes over two years later than initially projected, due to design woes at Boeing and a service strategy to accelerate the program, as previously reported by Breaking Defense.