Air Force sets $9.9 billion price tag for new T-X program

By Jason Sherman / February 13, 2019 at 3:24 PM
The Air Force has established a $9.9 billion price tag for its new Advanced Pilot Training program, the Boeing-led project -- also dubbed T-X -- to recapitalize the aging fleet of T-38C aircraft used to train fighter and bomber pilots. The Air Force advised lawmakers of the cost estimate for the new system in an initial Selected Acquisition Report for the APT program sent to Congress in November, according to a government source. The revision sets the program's acquisition baseline...

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