T-7 Red Hawk

Air Force clears T-38s to resume flying

The training jet was grounded May 19; a week after a T-38 crashed in Mississippi.

Air Force grounds T-38 fleet after Mississippi mishap

The Air Force said an “operational pause” is necessary as an investigation into a May 12 crash of the aircraft proceeds. Inspections to return aircraft to flight are expected to begin as soon as this week.

EXCLUSIVE: Air Force to approve T-7 trainer production within days

"We're confident in the design of the aircraft that we have," Air Force Program Executive Officer for Training Rodney Stevens told Breaking Defense. “We're ready to start proving that we can produce the aircraft at rate.”

Red 6 wins deal to bring augmented reality to F-16s

The company’s helmet-mounted ATARS system can project images of adversary threats like enemy jets for real pilots flying in a cockpit.

Boeing to log $1.7B in defense program losses in fourth quarter

Boeing’s total year end charges of $4.9 billion on its troubled portfolio of fixed price weapons contracts is the largest-ever loss for its defense unit, up from losses of $4.4 billion in 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Air Force reworking approach for T-7A Red Hawk, delaying production by 1 year

The trainer’s production decision, or Milestone C date, will be pushed back to 2026, and Boeing will be given an opportunity to make more money if it adds new improvements to the jet, a top Air Force official tells Breaking Defense.

Boeing’s defense unit logs massive $2 billion in losses for third quarter

"In BDS [Boeing Defense Space and Security], our performance on fixed-price development programs is simply not where it needs to be," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.

Boeing takes $222 million loss on KC-46 tanker, T-7 trainer programs

Despite the charges, Boeing's plan to get its defense unit back to high single-digit margins by the 2026 timeframe “remains intact," Chief Financial Officer Brian West said.

Boeing’s KC-46A refueler, T-7A trainer face more delays

Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter noted potential troubles ahead for the KC-46A and said T-7A production could start "a little later" than previously anticipated, but he remained confident about the way forward for the two aircraft.

‘Political decisions’: Saab CEO says NATO rushed E-3 replacement decision in favor of E-7 Wedgetail

“We were asked to put in our offer and then they [the NATO Support and Procurement Agency] didn't really go into discussion with us, because they had already decided they had to go and buy Wedgetail," Micael Johansson, CEO at Saab told Breaking Defense.