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What Aircraft Could Replace The Navy's T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainer?

The T-45 Goshawk jet trainer has helped to train generations of Naval pilots since 1991, when the T-45A version first entered service. Over the years, the tandem-seated jet has been used in advanced ...
The Aviationist

SNC’s Freedom Trainer Enters U.S. Navy Competition to Replace T-45

Sierra Nevada Corporation unveils its clean-sheet Freedom Trainer for the Navy’s UJTS, emphasizing carrier training, cost efficiency, and digital design. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has formally ...
Aviation Week

U.S. Navy Survey Focuses T-45 Replacement On Land-Based Trainer

An order for a fleet of Tactical Surrogate Aircraft (TSA) could be combined with the U.S. Navy’s plans to replace the Boeing T-45 Goshawk with a new Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS), a Navy ...
Flightglobal

US Navy could begin replacing some T-45 jet trainers by 2026

Almost six years after the US Navy began investigating a replacement for its Boeing T-45 Goshawk trainers, fiscal year 2025 navy budget documents released this month indicate the service could begin ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Navy Wants 216 New Trainers to Replace T-45 as RFP Slips to 2026

A new update to the Undergraduate Jet Training System’s RFI mentions the requirement for a 216-aircraft fleet, blaming the government shutdown for the RFP’s delay. The U.S. Navy has set a requirement ...
Aviation Week

U.S. Navy Pushes Back T-45 Replacement Timeline

The U.S. Navy is pushing back the potential contract award for a new trainer by two years as it still tries to determine whether the T-45 Goshawk replacement would need to practice carrier landings.