According to Asian Defence, the U.S. has agreed to sell six Beechcraft T-6 Texan II trainer aircraft to Vietnam, U.S. Pacific Air Forces Commander Kenneth Wilsbach said on June 4 : “We’re committed to helping that aircraft to be delivered and then operationalizing and improving the Vietnamese Air Force’s pilot training,” he said at a teleconference hosted by the U.S. Department of State Asia Pacific Media Hub on June 4.
The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is a turboprop aircraft built by the Raytheon Aircraft Company (which became Hawker Beechcraft and later Beechcraft Defense company and was bought by Textron Aviation in 2014). The T-6B is the primary trainer for U.S. student naval aviators (SNAs). The T-6C is used for training by the Mexican Air Force, Royal Air Force, Royal Moroccan Air Force, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Vietnamese Air Force will become the newest user of this aircraft.