Raytheon won’t be partnering with Leonardo for T-X competition

Raytheon and Leonardo jointly announced on Jan. 25 that both companies have decided not to pursue the U.S. Air Force T-X trainer contract as a team.

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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (M346 – RIAT 2009Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Both companies have announced nearly a year ago to offer the M346-derived T-100 for the competition.