{"product_id":"official-t-54-us-flag-patch-1","title":"Official T-54 Marlin II King Air 260 US Flag Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial T-54A Marlin II King Air 260 US Flag Patch — Beechcraft King Air 260-based US Navy Multi-Engine Training System (METS) Embroidered Patch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Navy's new multi-engine trainer — T-54A Marlin II, King Air 260 underneath, US flag on the tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Beechcraft T-54A Marlin II is the United States Navy's new Multi-Engine Training System (METS) advanced trainer — a militarized variant of the Beechcraft King Air 260 selected by the Navy in 2023 to replace the long-serving T-44C Pegasus, which has trained naval aviators in the multi-engine and tilt-rotor pipeline since 1977. Manufactured by Textron Aviation at its facility in Wichita, Kansas, the T-54A is equipped with modern avionics including multifunction displays with digital moving maps, integrated GPS\/inertial navigation, ADS-B transponders, weather radar, radar altimeter, flight management systems, and cockpit data recorders, and features a pressurized cabin and side-by-side seating arrangement designed specifically for the advanced instrument and asymmetric engine handling phase of training. The aircraft will train naval aviators destined for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier airborne early warning, C-130 Hercules, CMV-22B Osprey carrier-onboard delivery, and MV-22B Osprey assault support communities, and will also serve US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, and select allied pilots through 2055. The T-54A reached Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in May 2025; the Navy had taken delivery of 15 aircraft by June 2025 with plans to procure up to 64 airframes total. VT-35 Stingrays became the first squadron to fly the type on June 19, 2025. This US flag patch celebrates the Navy's newest trainer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: T-54A Marlin II \/ King Air 260 pilots, instructor pilots, student naval aviators, and maintainers, VT-31 Wise Owls and VT-35 Stingrays Multi-Engine Training System (METS) personnel, NAS Corpus Christi residents and Texas Coastal Bend naval aviation community, Training Air Wing FOUR (CTW-4) personnel, CNATRA staff, T-44C Pegasus heritage instructors, and Beechcraft \/ Textron Aviation supporters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eT-54A Marlin II — METS for the next 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45040213590125,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/miniPatch_2.png?v=1775748667","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/official-t-54-us-flag-patch-1","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}