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Advanced Pilot Training T-7A
Budget figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $0J-book detail · PB2026 |
| FY25 | $20.8MP-1 TOA · PB2026 |
| FY26 | $362.1MP-1 TOA · PB2026 |
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $10.5M | – | ||
| Enacted | – | $10.5M | – | $20.8M | |
| Request | – | – | $0 | $235.2M | $362.1M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Program lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — Advanced Pilot Training T-7A
The Advanced Pilot Training (APT)/ T-7A Red Hawk program will replace the Air Education Training Commands (AETC) aging T-38C fleet with new aircraft, Ground Based Training Systems (simulators, training devices, computer based training systems, academics, etc.), Maintenance Training Systems (which will be procured via a separate contracting action), and support infrastructure currently used in the fighter/bomber advanced Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) track as well as in the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) program. The APT/T-7A Red Hawk program acquisition strategy was approved by OSD (AT&L) in early FY 2017 (December 2016). The Program completed source selection evaluations and Milestone B in September 2018 and awarded a Fixed Price Incentive Firm Indefinite Delivery /Indefinite Quantity contract to The Boeing Company on 27 September 2018. Critical Design Review was completed in August 2020. Milestone C is currently projected for 2Q FY26 with the first Low-Rate Initial Production deliveries anticipated in 2Q FY27. Funding Contained in this platform's documentation directly aids AETC flying training enterprise to continue its overall pilot production increase to reduce the USAF Pilot Shortage. This requirement supports performance of a full financial audit as required by title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D. Funding may be used to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources/Material Shortages (DMSMS) issues. Funding for this exhibit contained in PE 0804701F.
Justification
Justification — Advanced Pilot Training T-7A
FY 2026 will procure Lot 1 aircraft, Ground Based Training System (GBTS), support equipment, interim contractor support, other government costs, and associated support. Interim contractor support is a priced contract option for peculiar support which requires activation in FY26 to allow contractor sufficient lead-time to ensure capabilities, processes, and resources are in place to support the delivery of the first production aircraft. FY26 aircraft procurement quantity reduced from 23 to 14 due to a Milestone C shift to FY2026 and the adoption of a new acquisition strategy, including a phased Milestone C approach to expedite the completion of the EMD phase and support production efforts.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $20.8M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $362.1M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $362.1M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $10.5M | $0 | $20.8M | $362.1M | $362.1M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
GAO oversight of this program
GAO assessed T-7A Red Hawk in its June 2025 Weapon Systems Annual Assessment, as an Air Force MDAP program.
“The Air Force's T-7A Red Hawk program, formerly the Advanced Pilot Training program, is expected to replace the Air Force's legacy T-38C trainer fleet and related ground equipment. To field newer, more technologically advanced trainer aircraft, the program is developing two major components for the T-7A—the air vehicle and an associated Ground-Based Training System. The T-7A program seeks to address the Air Force's advanced fighter pilot training needs and close training gaps that the T-38C cannot fully address.”
GAO-25-107569, p. 85 — the assessment page in GAO’s 2025 report
Earlier editions of the same assessment: June 2024 · June 2023
GAO assessed T-7A Red Hawk in its June 2024 Weapon Systems Annual Assessment, as an Air Force MDAP program.
“The Air Force's T-7A Red Hawk program, formerly the Advanced Pilot Training program, is expected to replace the Air Force's legacy T-38C trainer fleet and related ground equipment. To field newer, more technologically advanced trainer aircraft, the program is developing two major components for the T-7A—the air vehicle, and an associated Ground-Based Training System. The T-7A program seeks to address the Air Force's advanced fighter pilot training needs and close training gaps that the T-38C cannot fully address.”
GAO-24-106831, p. 87 — the assessment page in GAO’s 2024 report
GAO assessed T-7A Red Hawk in its June 2023 Weapon Systems Annual Assessment, as an Air Force MDAP program.
“The Air Force's T-7A Red Hawk program, formerly the Advanced Pilot Training program, is expected to replace the Air Force's legacy T-38C trainer fleet and related ground equipment by developing and fielding newer, more technologically advanced trainer aircraft. The program is developing two major components for the T-7A: the air vehicle and an associated ground-based training system. T-7A program seeks to address the Air Force's advanced fighter pilot training needs and close training gaps that the T-38C cannot fully address.”
GAO-23-106059, p. 95 — the assessment page in GAO’s 2023 report
GAO assessed the program, not this budget line. Advanced Pilot Training T-7A is one of the lines that funds it, and GAO’s work above says nothing about this line’s own figures. Which line each GAO item attaches to is a hand-ratified crosswalk — how it was checked.
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Advanced Pilot Training T-7A. GAO's program-level work on this line is above. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · Q854
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O830
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O873
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
FY2026 Air Force Aircraft Procurement, Vol. I · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
PDF page 109