to replace the worn-out Northrop T-38 Talon. Boeing will also provide training simulators. The T-38 has served as the Air Force’s primary fighter pilot trainer since 1961. Obsolete electronics ...

The last Northrop T-38 Talon was built in 1972—when astronauts were still visiting the moon and the McDonnell F-4 Phantom was still the Air Force’s air superiority fighter. The Air Force ...