AVALON, Australia—The Royal Australian Air Force has taken the first steps to explore how to replace its fleet of BAE Systems Hawk training aircraft, though they are likely to remain in service ...

The first Hawk T1 prototype, XX154, was flown for the first time by Hawker Siddeley's Chief Test pilot, Duncan Simpson on August 21, 1974. Since then, according to BAE Systems, more than 1,000 ...