BAe Hawk

Operational history


The T-45 has been used for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps Student [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] strike pilot training program with Training Air Wing One at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], Mississippi and Training Air Wing Two at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], Texas.

The T-45 replaced the T-2C Buckeye intermediate jet trainer and the TA-4J Skyhawk II advanced jet trainer with an integrated training system that includes the T-45 Goshawk aircraft, operational and instrument flight simulators (OFT/IFT), academics, and training integration system support.

In 2008, the T-45C also began operation in the advanced portion of Navy/Marine Corps Student [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (NFO) training with Training Air Wing Six at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], Florida.

The T-45A, which became operational in 1991, contains an analog cockpit design while the newer T-45C, which was first delivered in December 1997, features a new digital "glass cockpit" design.

The T-45A and C models are currently in operational use.

The T-45 is to be in service until 2035 or later.

Variants


T-45A

Two-seat basic and advanced jet trainer for the US Navy.

T-45B

Proposed land-based version for the US Navy, which would have been basically a conventional Hawk with a USN cockpit and no carrier capability. The USN had wanted the T-45B to get an earlier training capability, but abandoned the idea in 1984 in favor of less-costly updates to the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

T-45C

Improved T-45A with glass cockpit, inertial navigation, and other improvements.

Existing T-45As are being upgraded to the T-45C standard.

T-45A

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T-45A

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