U.S. Navy Receives First T-54A Trainers

Brian Everstine April 19, 2024

One of the first U.S. Navy T-54As after arriving at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy on April 18 received its first two Textron T-54A Multiengine Training System aircraft, modified King Air 260s, for training pilots who will fly large, multi-engine naval aircraft. The service plans to field up to 64 of the aircraft to replace the aging T-44C Pegasus, which are modified...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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