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Boeing Completes Low Altitude Test Flight of T-X Aircraft

Boeing Completes Low Altitude Test Flight of T-X Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Boeing Completes Low Altitude Test Flight of T-X Aircraft

Boeing has tested the T-X trainer, officially named the T-7A Red Hawk, to demonstrate the aircraft’s high speed at low altitude.

The trainer aircraft achieved a speed record of 560 miles per hour at an altitude of 150 feet above ground, the company said in a tweet posted Tuesday.

Boeing is working with Saab to produce 475 units of the trainer and 120 ground-based training systems under a 16-year, $9.2B contract with the U.S. Air Force.

USAF officially announced the trainer’s official name as the T-7A Red Hawk at an Air Force Association conference in September.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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