RAF Test Pilot To Fly With Virgin Orbit

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LONDON—A British Royal Air Force (RAF) test pilot is to be seconded to Virgin Orbit as part of UK plans to expand its defense domain into space. Flt. Lt. Mathew Stannard, a Eurofighter Typhoon pilot with 41 Sqdn, one of the UK’s fast jet test and evaluation units, will join the Virgin Orbit...
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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