Video: How T-100 Trainer Jets Would Be Manufactured In Alabama

Alabama News Center | December 4, 2017 @ 5:00 am

By Jerry UnderwoodMade in Alabama

Curious about how global aerospace company Leonardo’s Alabama workforce would manufacture the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation trainer aircraft if it’s picked for the role?

Leonardo announced plans in March for an advanced manufacturing center in Tuskegee for its T-100 trainer jet, one of the contenders in an Air Force competition to replace its aging fleet of T-38 aircraft. In November, an Alabama delegation got a first-hand look at how Leonardo manufactures advanced training aircraft during a tour of a company factory in Italy.

A fast-paced video from Leonardo DRS shows how T-100s would be manufactured at the Alabama facility.

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