Boeing and Saab Reveal New Jet for U.S. Air Force's T-X Competition

After three years of secrecy, Boeing Defense rolled out a new single-engine, twin-tail, high-wing training jet at its St. Louis headquarters on September 13. The U.S. manufacturer and its Swedish partner Saab have nearly completed two of the jets to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X advanced training jet competition to find a replacement for the T-38 fighter trainer. The Boeing aircraft is the only one of the T-X competitors to feature an original design created specifically for the requirement.