Boeing T-7A Red Hawk Enters Test Program at Edwards AFB - November 8, 2023 - Redhawk 

The first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk, piloted by USAF test pilot Maj. Jonathan “Gremlin” Aronoff and Boeing test pilot Steve “Bull” Schmidt, arrived at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Nov. 8, 2023. The Air Force’s developmental flight test campaign for the aircraft, intended to field a replacement for the 1960s-era Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainer, begins now. The T-7A will provide advanced pilot training capabilities for those learning to fly both tactical and bomber aircraft.
Once Air Force test pilots are familiar with the aircraft, they will expand the flight envelope starting with flutter testing. Two other Red Hawks will follow to test various flight attributes and systems as part of a series of tests.
The aircraft, known as APT-2, is the first production representative jet off the assembly line. It made the 1,400-mile flight from Boeing's St. Louis, Missouri, facility to Edwards AFB with stops en route at Vance AFB, Oklahoma; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico; and Luke AFB, Arizona to refuel and to show the aircraft en route. In 2018, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $9.2 billion contract for 351 T-7A advanced trainers, 46 simulators and support. Boeing developed the T-7A with Swedish manufacturer SAAB. SAAB established a plant in West Lafayette, Indiana, to build assemblies for the T-7A. The aircraft are completed at Boeing's St. Louis, Missouri, plant.
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