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US Navy wants 216 new trainers to replace T-45 as RFP slips to 2026

A new update to the Undergraduate Jet Training System's RFI mentions the requirement for a 216-aircraft fleet, blaming the ...
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U.S. Navy Begins Work on T-45 Goshawks Service Life Extension

The Fleet Readiness Center Southeast inducted its first two T-45 Goshawks into the Service Life Extension Program production line, 13 months after the Navy identified the requirement. The U.S. Navy ...
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Why the US Navy Is Saying Goodbye to the T-45 Goshawk

Despite training successive generations of naval aviators, the T-45’s tenure is nearing its end. For over thirty years, the McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk has been used to train student pilots for ...