B-1B Pilots Start Supplementary Training With HondaJets

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Senior Airman Jade Caldwell

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Some U.S. Air Force bomber pilots will fly about 100 hr. per year in contractor-owned HondaJet HA-420 aircraft to supplement mission-oriented training in combat aircraft. The program—Bomber Supplemental Trainer for Aircrew Readiness (BSTAR)—kicked off on Nov. 2 with the first training flight of a...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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