Advanced Pilot Training
Abstract
The Advanced Trainer Replacement, T-X, will replace Air Education and Training Command's (AETC) T-38C aircraft and associated Ground Based Training System (GBTS) currently used in the fighter/bomber advanced Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) track as well as in the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) program. The T-38C was first introduced in 1961 and now average 45 years. T-X will close training gaps which the T-38 cannot fully address and have grown with the introduction of the 4th and 5th generation fighter aircraft. The Stores-Aircraft Interface project provides funding for the Companion Trainer Aircraft which is intended to develop a variant of the Advanced Pilot Training (APT) T-X aircraft to serve as a "Red Air" adversary or aggressor capability for 5th generation fighter aircraft. A version of the T-X equipped with radar/data-link and hard-points for weapons and jammer carriage is envisioned for this role. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because Milestone B approval is anticipated to conduct engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 0605223F_5_3600_PB_2015
- Change Summary Explanation
- For FY 2015, activity transferred from PE 0604233F.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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- Child Project: Stores-Aircraft Interface
- Child Accomplishment: Companion Trainer