UK Struggling With F-35 Pilot Numbers

Tony Osborne November 03, 2022
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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...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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