UK Struggling With F-35 Pilot Numbers

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Credit: Finn Hutchins/UK MOD/Crown copyright 2021
LONDON—British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said the UK has just 33 pilots for its 27-strong F-35 fleet as it struggles to bring personnel through its flying training system. Giving evidence to the parliamentary Defense Committee on Nov. 2, Wallace clarified statements made a day earlier in...

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