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[Clark Griswold]

9 minutes ago, Day Man said:

https://www.borsight.com/news

Updated, cache thing, refreshed and their site had these links, 

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https://thedefensepost.com/2025/06/18/us-texan-aircraft-avionics/

https://www.govconwire.com/article/borsight-t6a-avionics-replacement-usaf-military-trainer
 

Edited yesterday at 03:28 AM by Clark Griswold

[pbar]

20 hours ago, Arkbird said:

This feels like another T-1 moment where by the time they update the avionics on the T-6, they're going to send them to the boneyard. They need to just start buying PC-21s and call it a day.

Well, it does run through 2034...

[Arkbird]

https://www.aerocontact.com/public/img/aviaexpo/produits/catalogues/297/Pilatus-Aircraft-Ltd-PC-21-Brochure.pdf

Looking at this PDF the PC-21 probably has all the avionics upgrades Borsight is going to be upgrading the T-6 to. I spot large MFDs, HUD, a mission computer, and probably a GPS that isn't from the early/mid 90s. Pilatus website even has some airframes with pylons for simulated weapons. Sounds like something the Air Force could use as a front line trainer and to bridge the gap for the fighter/bomber bros before T-38s/T-7s. Seems like a no brainer to me which is probably why the Air Force isn't going this direction.