Tuesday, 8 August 2017

Competitor for major Air Force T-X contract pairs up with Tuskegee Airmen in marketing push



by Travis J. Tritten | Aug 4, 2017, 12:36 PM 

With a $16.3 billion Air Force contract in play, the Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo is pairing up with the legendary Tuskegee Airmen in its T-X trainer jet bid.

In a video released by the defense firm Thursday, Jerry Hodges, 92, a former lieutenant with the World War II-era black Army Air Corps unit, can be seen getting behind the yoke of Leonardo's T-100 simulator on Thursday during a convention in Florida.

A crowd of people watching Hodges on the virtual flight cheered when he made a successful landing, something Leonardo hopes for as the Air Force considers industry proposals and plans to award a contract later this year for 350 trainers to replace its aging T-38 Talons……..Read rest of article: HERE

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