Light Attack and Advanced Training

A Boeing statement released late on June 17 add critical details to the initial reports based on the Congressional testimony a day earlier by Gen. Charles Brown, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, and a follow-up statement by the Air Force press desk.

Parts shortages and technical issues, including a newly discovered wing rock problem, have delayed the development phase of the Boeing T-7A trainer

NATO defense ministers have signed an agreement to create a network of flight training centers across Europe that could reduce reliance on U.S.-based training facilities.

The Danish Air Force looks set to be among the first air arms to induct an electric-powered training aircraft.

A U.S. Air National Guard Base in Arkansas has been selected as Singapore’s training site for its F-16C/D and future F-35 fleets.

South Korea has unveiled and erected its first indigenously assembled Nuri space launch vehicle in preparation for an October liftoff.

Outsourced air combat training and augmented reality startup Red 6 announced June 1 that it landed $30 million in new venture capital, almost all of it from existing investor Snowpoint Ventures.

A Turkish quad-copter in fully autonomous mode may have attacked retreating forces in Libya last year, according to a United Nations report.

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has now officially confirmed the five bidders, which Aerospace DAILY named on May 10, that will compete for

The plan emerged after the Navy Reserve decided to accelerate the retirement of aging F/A-18A-D fighters used for aggressor missions.

Though four trainers are emerging as leaders, competition in this segment is fierce.

Special Operations Command has selected five aircraft for a demo this summer, continuing the long quest to acquire a light attack fleet.

Sweden has chosen Grob’s 120TP turboprop as the basic trainer for its air force.

Turkish Aerospace is to begin assembly of the first prototype Hurjet jet trainer in June as the company targets a first flight by the end of 2022.

Canadian adversary air operator Top Aces has been awarded a renewed contract to provide training for the German Air Force.

A newly formed company is planning to offer aggressor training services with Mirage 2000s that it hopes to receive by year-end.

Slovakian pilots have test flown Aero Vodochody’s L-39NG jet trainer as part of a proposal for strategic cooperation between Prague and Bratislava.

The move activates the final assembly line nearly 29 months after the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $9.2 billion contract to supply 351 jets and 46 simulators to replace the Northrop T-38C Talon.