But the twin-engine jet - originally built by Raytheon ... retiring the Jayhawk, that new pilot training techniques, such as virtual reality, would allow it to phase out the T-1.

WASHINGTON — Raytheon has been discussing the T-X trainer ... by 200 aircraft if the service decide to do away with the T-1 Jayhawk, used to train airlift and tanker pilots, and go to a single ...

Vertex Aerospace has won another year supporting the US Air Force's T-1A Jayhawk multi-engine training fleet ... portfolio was boosted earlier this year with the acquisition of Raytheon Technologies’ ...

The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of specialized undergraduate pilot training for students selected to fly airlift or tanker aircraft.

Laughlin Air Force Base's last T-1A Jayhawk was flanked by pairs of T-6A Texans and T-38C Talon trainers as it departed Laughlin on Dec. 17. (Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen/Air Force) 33,714 people ...