Photo by James West, 15JUN2023.
On 28JUN2023, the first production T-7A Red Hawk trainer took off from Saint Louis, Missouri, after being accepted for service with the U.S. Air Force.
USAF video report by Giancarlo Casem:
Photo by Chase Kohler, 22JUN2023.
Taxi testing the first production T-7A, 13JUN2023. Video by James West, edited by me:
Photo by Chase Kohler, 22JUN2023.
Air Force Times, December 2022: T-7A design problems delay production, until 2024?
USAF graphic by Greg Hand, 11JUL2022.
In July 2022, it was revealed that an additional $562-million would be needed to upgrade existing infrastructure to support the “beddown” of the T-7A! The estimated cost for building T-7A infrastructure just at Joint Base San Antonio/Randolph Air Force Base, in Texas, is estimated at $72-million!
T-7A ejection seat test, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, June 2021.
Vehicle I-D, 2021: T-7A RED HAWK REPLACES T-38 TALON, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF FOREIGNERS CONTROLLING U.S. TAXPAYERS