Navy begins inducting T-45 trainer aircraft for service life extensions

Navy begins inducting T-45 trainer aircraft for service life extensions

The T-45 is facing “significant aircraft, engine, and component obsolescence issues. These issues are projected to dramatically increase operating costs and aircraft availability by 2030,” according to Navy budget documents.

U.S. Navy Begins Work on T-45 Goshawks Service Life Extension

The Fleet Readiness Center Southeast inducted its first two T-45 Goshawks into the Service Life Extension Program production line, 13 months after the Navy identified the requirement. The U.S. Navy has started working on the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) of the T-45 Goshawk, with the first two aircraft recently inducted at the Fleet Readiness […] The post U.S. Navy Begins Work on T-45 Goshawks Service Life Extension appeared first on The…