Carrier Qualification Imposes Tough Choice For T-45 Replacement

Boeing-BAE Systems T-45 aircraft
A land-based replacement for the T-45 could save the Navy billions of dollars in carrier qualification costs.
Credit: Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Roberson/U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy has three obvious candidates for replacing the Boeing/BAE Systems T-45 Goshawk, but there is just one problem: None of them are designed to land on an aircraft carrier. The lack of an off-the-shelf, carrier-qualified option for the T-45 replacement imposes a hard decision. Either the...

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