A British Red Hawk as training and industrial policy

Can fighter and strike trainers help rebuild a domestic combat-aircraft industry?

Potentially, depending on order size and domestic work; the British example considers a locally adapted Red Hawk with a Rolls-Royce engine.

The answer makes the industrial effect of a trainer program conditional on how many aircraft are ordered and used. It questions how much a straightforward T-7 purchase would do for British industry when Boeing and Saab lead the program. The recorded discussion describes BAE interest in adapting and building a British version to local requirements. Engine choice is linked both to Rolls-Royce and to using the aircraft to train other parts of the force as well as pilots. A possible Japanese version is mentioned as a comparison. These are possibilities discussed at the time of recording, rather than confirmation of contracts or an adopted British design.