The Air Force announced a “Request For Information” (RFI) document Jan. 9 to the commercial aerospace industry for expertise in upgrading the avionics systems of its T-1A trainer jets used to train AF pilots and Combat Systems Officers. The trainer is a commercial derivative of the Hawker Beechcraft 400A (Jayhawk). The AF has 178 total active T-1A jets. Twenty-one T-1As have been modified for CSO training. The T-1A currently utilizes a nearly-obsolete ProLine 2/4 avionics suite. The AF is conducting market research to interface the T-1As with a modern replacement. Interested commercial aviation firms should send company literature and responses to the contract officers at Tinker AFB, Okla., by Feb. 14. Source: DC Aviation News Examiner, Jan. 10, 2014.
[Central Mississippi/Golden Triangle Note: Some of the T-1A aircraft – and simulators - are based along the Gulf Coast at Columbus AFB, Miss., and Pensacola, Fla., Naval Air Station.]
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