Beginning at the end of this year, the Air Force Academy plans to replace its present training jets with the AT-3, an advanced military jet trainer designed and developed by the ROC's Aero Industry Development Center.
AT-3 型教練、攻擊雙用噴射機為空軍官校選做高級飛行訓練用軍機，在我國軍機發展史上，是件大事。國內軍機發展史上的大事 AT-3 是由我國產制軍機的大本營﹘﹘航空工業發展中心，自行設計與製造。