Boeing, Saab in Talks to Partner on 'T-X' Trainer Bid

Boeing and Saab are discussing a partnership on the US Air Force’s T-38 trainer replacement program. USAF intends to purchase 350 new trainers, likely pushing the contract award into the billions of dollars.
Talks between the companies at the highest level are advanced and likely to lead to an agreement.
Boeing has teamed with Saab on commercial products in the past, but a teaming arrangement to bid for the T-X program would mark the first major partnership between the two on a new military platform, where they have been fierce competitors.
Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen and Boeing’s F/A-18 Hornet have gone head-to-head in a series of international fighter competitions, including Thailand, the Czech Republic, India and Switzerland., Both are contenders to replace Denmark’s fleet of F-16 fighters.