Molly McMillin
October 28, 2025

Beechcraft M-346N

Credit: Textron Aviation Defense

Should Textron Aviation Defense win the U.S. Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program, the company would assemble the tandem-seat Beechcraft M-346N at its east campus in Wichita, the company announced Oct. 28. If successful, Textron Aviation will invest more than $38 million to modernize 50…

Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 30-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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