The T-38, which was manufactured by the Northrop Corporation, was first introduced in March 1961. The plane was built on the innovations of the first-ever supersonic flight on the Bell X-1 in 1947.

Since 1959, the U.S. Air Force has relied on the capable performance of the T-38 Talon as a trainer aircraft, helping hone inexperienced aviators with high altitudes and supersonic flight.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Training Directorate has awarded a $100 million contract to Yulista, an aerospace company headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. Under the contract, Yulista ...

US defence prime, Northrup Grumman, has built more than 1,000 T-38 aircraft, with over 500 remaining in service according to GlobalData intelligence. The Talon is increasingly expensive to ...