NEWS - Tag T-7A

March 24, 2026
Air Force’s new trainer jet visits Wright-Patterson AFB

A T‑7A Red Hawk test aircraft made a brief stop at Wright‑Patterson Air Force Base on March 9, 2026, allowing T‑7 program personnel to see the jet firsthand as it ferried from recent HERO testing at NAS Patuxent River back to Boeing’s St. Louis facility for final modifications before beginning
Dec. 7, 2025
T-7A Red Hawk lands at JBSA-Randolph

The U.S. Air Force’s first T-7A Red Hawk assigned to AETC arrived at the 12th Flying Training Wing, marking a major milestone in the modernization of pilot training.
July 1, 2025
Red Hawk endures ice, winds, sun in new phase of climate tests

Temperatures ranging from 110 degrees to minus 14 degrees Fahrenheit, cockpit icing as well as 190 mile-per-hour manufactured wind streams. All those weather events were created within the lab’s 55,000 square foot test chamber.
May 27, 2025
Historic Flight: AETC commander becomes first non-test pilot to fly T-7A Red Hawk

On a clear spring morning over the Mojave Desert, Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, made history as the first non-test pilot to fly the T-7A Red Hawk. The milestone flight took place April 30 at Edwards Air Force Base, underscoring the program’s
May 12, 2025
Red Hawk returns to Climatic Lab

Part of a second round of T-7A climate tests

Air Force’s new trainer jet visits Wright-Patterson AFB