WAY FORWARD UNCLEAR FOR LEAD-IN FIGHTER TRAINING SYSTEM

摘要

At this stage, three companies have confirmed that they responded. They are: Boeing with the T-7 Red Hawk; Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with the T-50 family of aircraft; and Leonardo with the M-346. It is likely that BAE Systems registered interest in offering an upgrade to the existing fleet of 33 Hawk aircraft - and we will explore this option in greater detail in the next edition. The position of Lockheed Martin is ambiguous, even though they worked with KAI to develop the T-50 and offered that aircraft to the USAF for their fast jet trainer - a competition that was won by Boeing with the T-7 in 2018.