First T-7A Red Hawk rolls out

The first T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft rolled off the production line at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security building at Lambert International Airport.

This is the first of 351 aircraft to be delivered to the Air Force under terms of a $9.2 billion contract awarded to Boeing in September 2018.

Air Force rolls out Red Hawk — Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, speaks during the T-7A Red Hawk rollout ceremony April 28, 2022, at the Boeing facility in St. Louis, Mo. The T-7A will eventually replace the T-38C Talon to train Air Force pilots to fly fourth and fifth-generation aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)

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