Amerikanci hoce 100 a potencijalno "stotine" novih trenaznih aviona koji bi takodje bili korisceni kao agresori i kao dopuna sadasnjoj floti, citaj laki borbeni. Ovo je krojeno za FA-50.
Deluje kao da pod plastom trenazera kupuju laki lovac za air defence i ostalo da se teska konjica ne trosi na to.
Izasao RFI
Citat:The purpose of this request for information is to determine the feasibility, estimated costs, and schedule to develop an advanced tactical training aircraft. This aircraft would support three training tasks: 1) provide Initial Tactical Training, 2) provide Adversary Air support, and 3) serve as a tactical fighter surrogate of existing and future United States Air Force (USAF) frontline fighters.
https://sam.gov/opp/df46a7906e5f4e3a97895ea56fe046c4/view
Traze da avion ima spoljne nosace, radar, naoruzanje...
Air Force Wants Hundreds More Jet Trainers Despite Already Buying T-7 Red Hawks
Citat:The U.S. Air Force is looking to add at least 100, and possibly hundreds, more Advanced Tactical Trainers on top of the 351 T-7A Red Hawks that it’s already ordered under the T-X program. The additional aircraft might also be Red Hawks, but the service has said it will look at any potential contenders that fit its requirement.
The Request for Information (RFI) for the Advanced Tactical Trainer was released by the Air Force on October 12, as part of a wider effort to revamp Air Force fighter training. However, the new jets would likely not only be used for schooling pilots, but also as aggressor aircraft as an extension to the Adversary Air program, and as “tactical surrogates,” allowing more operational-level training to be transferred from costly fighters onto a cheaper platform.
Citat:The Advanced Tactical Trainer would likely emerge with a very different set of capabilities compared to the T-7A's. The Air Force is eyeing external hardpoints for the carriage of training weapons, electronic warfare pods, air combat maneuvering instrumentation pods, and fuel tanks. A compact radar might be another option for the jet, and the RFI also specifically mentions that consideration is being given to installing an infrared search and track (IRST) sensor.
The Air Force hasn’t yet laid out a timeline for acquiring the additional jet trainers, nor has it yet established how many aircraft would be required. However, the RFI outlined a need for 100 new Advanced Tactical Trainers, with the potential for this to grow via subsequent lots of 50 aircraft. In its initial reporting, Air Force Magazine said the Air Force may end up buying 400 Advanced Tactical Trainers, although this had been reduced to 200 in its follow-up story. More details of numbers and timeline are expected once the Air Force has received responses to the RFI.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42760/air-fo.....-red-hawks
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