Aviation News – Air Education and Training Command (AETC) achieved a major modernization milestone on September 16, 2026, by executing its inaugural live-virtual-constructive (LVC) capability flight. The test successfully linked an airborne T-7A Red Hawk training jet directly with the T-7A Ground-Based Training System in real time. The historic flight involved instructor pilots from the 99th Flying Training Squadron operating airborne alongside civilian simulator instructors from the 12th Training Squadron on the ground.