The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) T-45 Goshawk is a highly modified version of the British BAE Systems Hawk land-based training jet aircraft. Manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and British Aerospace (now BAE Systems), the T-45 is used by the United States Navy as an aircraft carrier -capable trainer.

Primary Function: Training platform for Navy/Marine Corps pilots. Contractor: Boeing Company. Date Deployed: First flight, April 1988. Unit Cost: $17.2 million. Propulsion: Rolls Royce F405-RR-401...

Jul 1, 2024 · The next generation Undergraduate Jet Training System will replace the aging T-45 Goshawk, with the candidates being the Leonardo-Textron M-346N, the Boeing-Saab T-7 and the Lockheed Martin-KAI...

BAE Systems expanded its role in US aircraft sustainment with a seven-year logistics support contract for the US Navy’s T-45 Goshawk fleet. The Vertex Company, a V2X company, awarded a contract to BAE Systems in 2022 to provide increased logistics and engineering support for the fleet of nearly 200 aircraft.

The T-45 team at Naval Air Systems Command delivered the first Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) (Out)-compliant aircraft in January to Training Squadron (VT) 86 in...

The T-45A/C Goshawk is the US Navy's two-seat advanced jet trainer. The aircraft is jointly manufactured by Boeing and B. T-45A Goshawk taking off with landing gear deployed. The T-45C Goshawk aircraft is the key component of the T-45 training system (T45TS), the first totally integrated training system developed for and used by the US Navy.

Dec 9, 2022 · Powered by a 5,200-pound-thrust Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour turbofan engine, the new trainer featured a compact, low-wing configuration, with the instructor in a raised position behind...

Jun 24, 2012 · When naval aviators are learning how to be naval aviators, they fly the T-45 Goshawk. The subsonic jet is described by instructors as “eminently forgiving,” and it is the only trainer able to withstand the rigors of repeated aircraft carrier takeoffs and landings.

May 17, 2017 · Early-model Goshawks have all been reworked to bring them up to the T-45C specification. In addition to TW-1, TW-2 (Tail code B – VT-21 Red Hawks and VT-22 Golden Eagles) at NAS Kingsville in South Texas also employs the T-45C for the Intermediate and Advanced portions of the Navy / Marine Corps Strike Pilot Training Program.

Oct 8, 2021 · Features The T-45 aircraft, the Navy version of the British Aerospace Hawk aircraft, was designed for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps pilot training program for...