T-7 gets production green light
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach, right, and Lt. Col. Jonathan Aronoff, 416th Flight Test Squadron director of operations, left, conduct pre-flight checks in a T-7A Red Hawk, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, April 23, 2026. The T-7A is set to begin replacing Air Education and Training Command’s aging T-38 Talon training aircraft in 2027. The Air Force recently approved initial production of 14 T-7A aircraft, spares and trainers to get the next generation training capabilities into the hands of instructor pilots and students as quickly and safely as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)