Engine issues with RAF’s Hawk T2 fleet may take three years to solve

BAE Systems has said that technical issues with the Hawk T2’s Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour Mk 951 non-afterburning turbofan engine could take between two and three years to resolve, leaving the fleet’s flying hours greatly reduced. In written evidence to the UK government’s Defence Select Committee on January 11, the firm said the problem meant the Hawk T2 training aircraft fleet would only be able to fly half of the hours contracted to train Royal Air Force (RAF) fast-jet pilots. In its