The U.S. Navy is quietly reshaping how it will train the next generation of carrier aviators, planning a wholesale replacement of its aging T-45 Goshawk fleet with a much larger force of new jets even ...

A draft solicitation for a U.S. Navy training jet keeps a requirement that avoids making costly changes to the designs of the aircraft involved in the competition. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — Textron Aviation announced Tuesday that it has plans to build the Beechcraft M-346N in Wichita. The aircraft will be assembled if Textron is awarded the Undergraduate Jet ...

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that if awarded the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) program contract by the U ...

Should Textron Aviation Defense win the U.S. Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program, the company would assemble the tandem-seat Beechcraft M-346N at its east campus in Wichita, the company ...

US airframer Textron plans to build its new Beechcraft military jet at the company’s main hub of Wichita, Kansas, if it can secure a contract. Textron has partnered with Italian manufacturer Leonardo ...

A new update to the Undergraduate Jet Training System's RFI mentions the requirement for a 216-aircraft fleet, blaming the government shutdown for the RFP's delay. The U.S. Navy has set a requirement ...