Air Force May Sideline T-1 Jayhawk Mods In Favor Of T-X Investment

By Courtney Albon / February 20, 2014 at 5:43 PM
ORLANDO, FL -- A much-needed modernization of the Air Force's mobility and tanker training aircraft, the T-1, could be pushed aside in the service's pursuit of a new, next-generation training platform. Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), told reporters today at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, FL, that while the 22-year-old T-1 Jayhawk is in great need of modernization to meet the needs of newer platforms, the service may have to...

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