China’s Military Recruiting Western Pilots, Five Eyes Intel Leaders Say

Promotional photograph of the Test Flying Academy of South Africa, which has been accused of hiring former Western military pilots to train China’s military.

Credit: Test Flying Academy of South Africa
Intelligence directors from the five-nation coalition called the Five Eyes (FVEY) are warning that China is increasing its attempts to recruit Western pilots to train its military, the latest in a series of warnings regarding Beijing’s outreach. The U.S. Office of the Director of National...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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