The Pentagon office awarded a $77 million contract on Aug. 4 to Advanced Technology International, Inc., a manufacturing prime to Sierra Technical Services.
The capital will support Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System, which inserts synthetic images of objects, such as aircraft, on a pilot's display.
The Boeing T-7A could receive a limited military flight release this summer, but faces the risk of new schedule delays as software and escape concerns linger.
Digital engineering had promised to deliver the trainer within six years of contract award, but problems have conspired to stretch Boeing’s schedule to 8 years.
Turkish Aerospace has conducted the inaugural flight of its Hurjet advanced jet trainer, the first crewed jet aircraft to be wholly developed in Turkey.