TX program

The Northrop T-38 to be replaced by the TX program

The TX-program of the United States Air Force to the more than 50-year-old trainer aircraft Northrop T-38 replaced. 350 new training aircraft are planned, initial operating capability is to be achieved in 2024 and the program will cost 16.3 billion dollars in total . Applicants for the program include:

• The Boeing TX from Saab and Boeing (new development)
• The KAI T-50 from Korea Aerospace Industries and Lockheed Martin
• The Alenia Aermacchi M-346 from Leonardo SpA and Raytheon

Textron has withdrawn with their Scorpion .

On September 27, 2018, the US Air Force announced Boeing as the winner of the TX program.

Web links

• David Freed: Meet the Jets Competing to Become the Next Air Force Trainer. In: airspacemag.com. December 2017, accessed May 22, 2018 .  `

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Textron Backs Out Of USAF $ 16.3 Billion TX Trainer Competition , accessed January 6, 2017
2. ↑ Boeing TX Trainer Aircraft , accessed January 6, 2018
3. ↑ Textron Backs Out Of USAF $ 16.3 Billion TX Trainer Competition , accessed January 6, 2017
4. ↑ Boeing wins $ 9.2b TX trainer contract with USAF. FlightGlobal, September 27, 2018, accessed on September 28, 2018 .