Military Aircraft: Training
Commons · Question 120107 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what air-to-air counter-drone engagement training is currently provided to a) Typhoon and b) F-35B pilots.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 19 Mar 2026
Using both live flying and realistic synthetic training simulation, Typhoon and F-35B Lightning aircrew continuously train for countering and defeating the full spectrum of airborne threats including drones.