Saab announced today (23) that it was hired by Boeing to produce srear fuselage systems for the T-7A Red Hawk training jet. Rated in US$101,7 million (approximately 1 billion SEK), the order was ed in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The T-7A's rear fuselage systems will be produced at Saab's advanced manufacturing facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. Boeing's order comes after the first two T-7As successfully arrived at U.S. Air Force bases for developmental flight testing. The first T-7A went to Edwards Air Force Base in California, and the second went to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
“What we are building is the most modern and forward-looking advanced pilot training system on the market and I am confident that this is a program that will deliver aircraft for many years to come. This order ensures increased series production to meet the growing needs of current and future customers.”, says Lars Tossman, head of Saab's aeronautical business area.
The T-7 was tly developed by the two companies to meet US Air Force requirements. The aircraft was designed in 36 months with the help of digital engineering techniques and artificial intelligence.
The USAF selected the T-7 in 2018, ordering 351 planes, 46 flight simulators and equipment at a cost of US$9,2 billion. The new twin-tail jets will replace the 57 T-38C Talon jets that provide instruction to future USAF fighter and bomber pilots. In projections made by Boeing, the company estimated to sell 2700 Red Hawks globally. The aircraft was also offered to the Brazilian Air Force.
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