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Personnel shortages may force US Air Force pilots to fly non-fighters
U.S. Air Force pilots graduating from training courses with the T-38 Talon may be required to fly non-fighter or bomber aircraft as a result of pilot shortages, according to a new Air Force policy. The challenges in pilot inventory were outlined in an August service memo reviewed by Defense News and confirmed by an Air Force official.
Air Force Pilot Shortage Could Send Some to Noncombat Roles
The shortage of U.S. Air Force pilots could mean that recent T-38 pilot-training graduates could be assigned to non-combat roles.
Air force innovation: modernising USAF fighter pilot training
In an era of increasing pilot shortages, air force innovation is more vital than ever for better preparing jet fighter pilots and maintenance aircrews in a shorter time and at a reduced cost. What kinds of technologies are helping the US Air Force to modernise its fighter pilot training schemes?
Newly Trained Air Force Pilots Must Consider Jobs Outside Flying Fighters or Bombers Due to Manning Shortfall
A new Air Force policy may require recent T-38 Talon pilot training graduates to fly aircraft other than fighters or bombers, even if those are their preferred options, in an attempt to fill the ongoing aviator shortage.
Ukraine isn't flying the most dangerous missions with its F-16s because the pilots are still new to the fighter, US general says
Ukraine's F-16s flew in combat for the first time at the end of August when they helped repel a Russian missile and drone attack.
Newly Trained Air Force Pilots May Take on Jobs Outside Fighters and Bombers
An ongoing aviator shortage led to the move, which the service called "a significant but necessary policy change."
The U.S. Air Force Wants New NGAD Fighter to Cost the Same as F-35
Can the sixth-generation Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter be offered at the same price as the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II? The Air Force insists that the F-35 represents the cost ceiling for an individual aircraft.
Personnel shortages may force US Air Force pilots to fly non-fighters
U.S.
Air
Force
pilots
graduating from training courses with the T-38 Talon may be required to fly non-
fighter
or bomber aircraft as a result of
pilot
shortages, according to a new
Air
Force
policy.
The US Air Force has a big fighter jet problem, and it’s only getting worse
As a program, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter – aka the Lightning II – has survived a lot of turbulence in the roughly 30 years since the Pentagon first conceived of a do-it-all stealth fighter.
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