Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) is a world-leading manufacturer of business, special mission and trainer aircraft – designing, marketing and supporting aviation products and services for businesses, governments and individuals worldwide. The company’s headquarters and major facilities are located in Wichita, Kan., with operations in Salina, Kan.; Little Rock, Ark.; Chester, England, U.K.; and Chihuahua, Mexico. The company leads the industry with a global network of more than 100 factory-owned and authorized service centers.

HBC and its predecessor companies have a rich heritage of meeting military mission needs and have been delivering aircraft certified to military specifications for more than 50 years. Today, 100 percent of U.S. Air Force (USAF) student pilots and U.S. Navy (USN) student pilots train in aircraft made by Hawker Beechcraft.

The Beechcraft T-6 offers military organizations worldwide the most proven and most cost-effective training system available today. The T-6 is a primary trainer aircraft that accommodates instruction in instrument flight procedures and basic aerial maneuvers. The aircraft delivers an outstanding training capability that is appropriate for the most basic introductory flight training through more challenging and complex advanced training missions. To date, it has been used to train pilots in approximately 20 different countries.

Deliveries of the T-6 began in 2000 after the aircraft was initially selected to fill the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System role for the USAF and the USN. Since then, additional military programs worldwide, including NATO Flying Training in Canada, the Hellenic Air Force of Greece, the Israeli Air Force, the Iraqi Air Force and the Royal Moroccan Air Force, have chosen the T-6 and its derivatives as their primary trainers.

In addition to the T-6, Hawker Beechcraft is rolling out a light attack version of the aircraft, the AT-6. The AT‑6 incorporates the very best of proven training and close air support capability to meet expected Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance requirements. The aircraft covers a wide mission spectrum that includes training, manned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and light precision attack, while also offering non-traditional capabilities for Homeland Defense and Civil Support missions. The AT-6 has tremendous commonality between the USAF T-6A and the USN T‑6B, and Lockheed Martin-developed mission systems avionics commonality with the combat-tested A‑10C.

Hawker Beechcraft also markets, produces and supports a range of special-mission aircraft for militaries and governments worldwide. Missionized versions of the Beechcraft King Air series and piston aircraft, as well as the Hawker 400XP and the Hawker 850XP and its predecessor models, are currently in service around the world. The King Air 350ER offers extended range and a variety of surveillance radar, ISR, air ambulance and special-mission capabilities.

For more information, visit www.hawkerbeechcraft.com.

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