Saab commences production for T-7A Red Hawk programme
Saab has commenced assembly
production for the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer.
The Swedish company says it is
producing seven aft fuselage sections in Linköping, Sweden which will then
undergo final assembly at Boeing’s factory in St. Louis, Missouri.
Source: Boeing
The Boeing T-7A
Red Hawk is powered by a single General Electric F404 engine.
Saab’s future production work will
take place in West Lafayette, Indiana. Boeing, which serves as prime contractor
for the T-7A, and Saab partnered on the programme.
“In little over a year since we
signed the [engineering and manufacturing development] contract, we are
starting production of our part of the T-7A jet,” says Saab executive Jonas
Hjelm.
“This achievement is possible due to
the great collaboration between Saab and Boeing, and it is an honour to be part
of this programme for the United States Air Force.”
Boeing won a $9.2 billion contract in September 2018 to supply the USAF
with 351 T-7A aircraft, 46 simulators and associated ground equipment. The
service is replacing its fleet of Northrop T-38C Talons that started entering
service in 1961.
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