Boeing gave information about the T-7 Program at a press conference at the Dubai AirShow.
Executive Director of Boeing Air Force Fighters & Trainers, Donn Yates said the following about the program:
“T-7 red Hawk on the advanced pilot system training contract is a $9.2B contract to deliver 351 aircrafts as well as 46 simulators and ground equipment to the United States Air Force. Before the test flight, we built two prototypes called Production Representative Jets (RPJs). We had over 500 test flights and over 9000 test points.”
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