Two T-6B Texan II aircraft fly in formation. (Image credit: U.S. Navy/Antonio More) New trainer procurement program. The Japan MoD’s draft budget for 2025, released in late Aug. 2024, had noted ...

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.

A T-6A Texan II rests under a hangar at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Nov. 3, 2022. (Second Lt. Jonathan Soferr/Air Force) 31,228 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster ...

The T-6 Texan II was selected after a highly competitive and thorough evaluation of training solutions offered by several bidders. Finalization of the contract is expected in 2025.

The T-6 Texan II variant will replace its 49 Fuji/Subaru T-7 aircraft. It will join other air forces in Asia to use this training aircraft, including Thailand and Vietnam. The T-6C covers a range of ...

T-6 Texan to replace Fuji T-7 as JASDF basic trainer. By Greg Waldron 2024-12-12T04:37:00+00:00. Tokyo has selected the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II to replace the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s ...

Student naval aviators conduct a formation flight in T-6B Texan II aircraft. [Credit: U.S. Navy] The U.S. Navy launched an investigation Tuesday after two pilots ejected from a T-6B Texan II ...

The T-6 Texan II is used to teach pilots from 14 different nations, including the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, and Canada, as part of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program.

The T-6 Texan II, reportedly in a customized T-6JP variant, will be used by the JASDF as its new primary trainer to replace the license-built T-34 derivatives employed so far. Japan has selected ...

Japan will join 14 other nations that have selected the T-6 Texan II, adding to a fleet of more than 1,000 T-6 aircraft delivered worldwide. WICHITA, Kan., January 28, 2025--Textron Aviation ...

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.