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Jan. 30, 2020 / 7:37 PM

Israel Aerospace Industries nabs $240M for T-38 replacement wings

Wesley Dietrich, 9th Maintenance Operation Squadron aircraft mechanic, runs an air speed test on a T-38 Talon at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Monday. This week Israel Aerospace Industries received a $240 million contract to replace wings for the aircraft. Photo by Valentina Viglianco/U.S. Air Force

Wesley Dietrich, 9th Maintenance Operation Squadron aircraft mechanic, runs an air speed test on a T-38 Talon at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Monday. This week Israel Aerospace Industries received a $240 million contract to replace wings for the aircraft. Photo by Valentina Viglianco/U.S. Air Force

Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Israel Aerospace Industries received a $240 million contract for replacement wings for the T-38 trainer aircraft for the Air Force, the Department of Defense said.

The deal was the result of a competitive bid process, with four applications received.

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The Northrop T-38 Talon, which was entered into service in 1961, was the world's first supersonic trainer at the time of its introduction.

The aircraft ceased production in 1972, but more than 500 are currently operational as trainer planes.

Student pilots fly the T-38A to learn supersonic techniques, aerobatics, formation, night and instrument flying and cross-country navigation, according to the Navy.

Northrop Grumman was awarded a $22 million contract in April 2019 for work on replacement wings, intended to extend the life of the aircraft.

IAI has participated in the T-38 wing upgrade program since at least 2015, when it delivered the first replacement wing for the aircraft.

Work will be performed in Lod, Israel and is expected to be completed by January 2033.

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