The T-6 Texan II Is A Popular Trainer The T-6 Texan II was designed from the ground up to be used as a training aircraft, and that's how the U.S. and other nations primarily employ it.

Japan invited bids in August, and the T-6 was selected ahead of Subaru’s proffer of the Pilatus PC-7 MKX and Daihyaku Shoji, which had teamed up with Turkish Aerospace to offer the Hürkus trainer.

The T-6 Texan II from Textron Aviation Defense has been selected by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), along with associated ground training equipment, as its new basic trainer aircraft. Chuck ...