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2025-07-29 17:57:00
Undercurrents in the Jet Trainer Market: Secret Contact Between Boeing, Saab, and BAE? ⑴ Sources indicate that Boeing and Swedish Saab are in talks with British firm BAE Systems. ⑵ The talks aim to explore future collaboration on fast jets to replace the UK's current Hawk trainer aircraft. ⑶ Boeing and Saab have previously jointly developed the T-7 advanced trainer for the US Air Force. ⑷ The UK already has plans to replace the discontinued Hawk trainer aircraft, some models of which are made famous by the Red Arrows aerobatic team. ⑸ Sources indicate that these collaboration proposals are still in the early stages, with details yet to be finalized and no guarantee of a final agreement. ⑹ BAE Systems, Swedish Saab Defence, and Boeing declined to comment or did not immediately respond. ⑺ Notably, a BAE spokesperson emphasized that training remains a key pillar of the company's aviation strategy. ⑻ Saab reiterated its long-standing partnership with Boeing on the T-7 program. ⑼ In June this year, the UK Strategic Defence Review recommended replacing the Hawk trainer aircraft after decades of service. (Refinitiv)
