User:SidewinderX/Sandbox/T-X program
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The T-X program has been established to enable the United States Air Force to buy a new two-seat jet trainer for fighter and fighter/bomber training to replace the aging Northrop T-38 Talon. The average age of the T-38 fleet is over 43.5 years.[1] About 350 aircraft are expected to be ordered to replace the T-38, but further purchases could push the overall purchase to over 1,000.[2] Although the program requirements are not expected to be announced until 2012, the notional in-service date for the replacement trainer is 2017.[3]