The UK has moved a step closer to training the first student pilots using its BAE Systems-built Hawk T2 fleet, while the company is also poised to strengthen its bid to sell a further development of ...

BAE Systems has formally unveiled the Hawk T2/128 as a contender for a future US Air Force contract to replace the Northrop T-38C Talon, and declared that its initial strategy is to offer the aircraft ...

The RAF has a fleet of 28 Hawk T2s. Credit: BAE Systems LONDON—The chief of the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has said he would like to replace the service’s BAE Systems Hawk T2 advanced jet trainers as ...

The UK has 28 Hawk T2 trainer aircraft, of which between six and 11 were recorded as being serviceable throughout February 2024. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported ...

All 28 of the RAF's Hawk T2 jet trainer aircraft have been grounded while the MoD investigates an engine issue. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has grounded its fleet of BAE ...

As issues with the Hawk T2’s Rolls-Royce/Safran Adour engine have slowed the RAF’s pilot training pipeline, the service’s chief wants to find a replacement. Credit: Paul Heasman/BAE Systems Industry ...

Although they may not take center stage like fighter jets and bombers, trainer aircraft and aerobatic aircraft play an important part for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). So much so that they will ...

Since it was introduced in 1976, well over a thousand of BAE Systems' Hawk trainer jets have entered service in 18 countries around the world. Now the latest variant, the Advanced Hawk, has taken to ...