U.S. Navy Mulling Need For Surrogate Trainer

F-35C
Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy has approached industry to look at options for a surrogate training aircraft that could eventually double as an adversary platform. A senior naval aviation official, speaking under Chatham House rules in an online forum, said there was a growing need for a platform that was cheaper to...
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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