CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Japanese government has selected a new U.S.-built basic trainer aircraft and associated ground equipment for its air force’s pilot training program. The Japan Air ...

The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc. The T-6 Texan II was selected after a highly competitive ...

The T-6 Texan is an ideal teacher’s airplane: it doesn’t coddle new students, nor does it punish them relentlessly. For every pilot driving the US Air Force’s diverse fleet of aircraft—whether ...

Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced that the company has finalized its first contract to deliver the Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II integrated training system ...

Just as no driver ever forgets their first car, pilots can have a real emotional attachment to a given model of aircraft, especially if it was one of the first they flew. This association will be ...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Borsight Inc. a contract worth up to $2.18 billion to replace the avionics for its entire T-6 Texan II trainer fleet. The service in a June 16 announcement said the firm ...

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 the U ...

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced in coordination with the Kanematsu Group that the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Integrated ...