On this day in aviation history-April 10, 1959-we celebrate the 66th anniversary of the first flight of the Northrop T-38 Talon. Designed as a twin-engine, supersonic jet trainer, the T-38 was ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Even as the United States Air Force expects the T-7A Red Hawk to ...
If you joined the U.S. Air Force to become a fighter pilot today, odds are you'd spend a lot of time in the Northrop T-38 Talon. The two-seat supersonic trainer has been in use by various agencies ...
The T-7 Red Hawk is meant to teach student pilots how to fly fifth-generation aircraft such as the F-35. Air Force officials laid out their plans for teaching instructor pilots on the T-7, and then ...
The Air Force received its first T-7 Red Hawk, a new aircraft for training pilots. The T-7 Red Hawk will replace the 60-year-old T-38 Talon. The aircraft will be used to teach pilots to operate a ...
T-7A-trained pilots should leave training better prepared for the realities of fifth-generation fighter operations. For generations, the US Air Force has relied upon the Northrop T-38 Talon to train ...
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SAFE Structure Designs, a leading Defense Contractor of ergonomic safety-first support equipment, announced today that it has been awarded multiple consecutive ...
5 gaskets with pinched sides and 8 holes in each. 4 gaskets are white and 1 gasket (the pattern) is brown. The T-38 Talon is the world’s first supersonic trainer, first flown in 1959. Tens of ...