USAF welcomes first T-7A Red Hawk at Edwards AFB

The USAF’s first T-7A Red Hawk arrived at Edwards AFB in California on November 8, marking a milestone that formally kicks off the air arm’s developmental flight test programme for the new advanced jet trainer. Known as APT-2, this initial T-7A (21-7002) was the first of five production-representative aircraft to be completed and was accepted by the USAF at Boeing’s facility at St Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri on September 15. When the T-7A arrived at Edwards, it was