Navy’s T-45 Replacement Will Not Be Capable Of Making Carrier Landing Touch And Goes

The Navy has already axed carrier qualifications for new pilots, but now even practicing carrier touchdowns on land will be ...
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Draft Tender U.S. Navy Trainer Keeps Wave-Off Requirement

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the draft version of the request for proposals (RFP) on Feb. 2 for the ...
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Is the Beechcraft M-346N the next evolution in Navy flight training?

This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson explores the groundbreaking partnership between Textron and Leonardo to develop the Beechcraft M-346N as a potential next-generation training jet ...
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U.S. Navy Sets New Trainer Fleet Size Target

The U.S. Navy wants to field 216 new training aircraft to replace its T-45 Goshawk fleet, with a new formal request for proposals (RFP) having slipped three months because of the government shutdown.
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Textron announces production plans for Beechcraft M-346N in the Air Capital

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — Textron Aviation announced Tuesday that it has plans to build the Beechcraft M-346N in Wichita. The aircraft will be assembled if Textron is awarded the Undergraduate Jet ...