The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the world's first supersonic trainer as w
A T-38A from Edwards Air Force Base
A T-38C assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center, flies over the Mojave desert near Edwards AFB, California
Air-to-air right side view of a USAF T-38 Talon aircraft from 560th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas, as his lead performs a left pitchout
The Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk, initially known as the Boeing T-X, is an American–Swedish transonic advanced jet trainer produced by Boeing with Saab. In September 2018, the United States Air Force sele
Northrop T-38 Talon
…been in service for over 60 years with the USAF, its original operator. In September 2018, USAF announced the possible replacement of the Talon by the Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk by 2034, if a planned initial low rate production of the T-7A occurred by 2026. This replacement timeline is dependent on congressional approval and…
T-7A Red Hawk over Edwards Air Force Base in 2023
Boeing-Saab T-7 prototypes c. 2018
A U.S. Air Force publicity image of the T-7A Red Hawk showing Red Tail livery
The first T-7A Red Hawk flies over Edwards Air Force Base in November 2023