Beechcraft Defense has announced at the Paris Airshow that it recently delivered four Beechcraft T-6D military aircraft to the United States Army.

These aircraft, which are part of the Joint Primary Aircraft Training Systems (JPATS) program, will be stationed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, and will replace the Beechcraft T-34 aircraft currently in use at the facility.

"We are pleased that the U.S. Army is joining the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and countries around the world in trusting the T-6 to prepare and support their combat flying forces," said Russ Bartlett, president, Beechcraft Defense Company. "This versatile platform comprised of four aircraft will be used in a variety of training and mission support applications."

Upon arrival in Huntsville, the four T-6D aircraft will perform such missions as: Operational Support Airlift, utility, training, chase, airspeed calibration support, cloud physics research, and stores component research and qualification