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Military Aircraft: Training

Commons · Question 5091 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to fully qualify as a fast jet pilot.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 8 Jun 2026

Improvements are made continuously to the UK Military Flying Training System to ensure pipelines remain optimised to deliver world-class training to our next generation of aircrew. By integrating mixed reality into the training pipeline as part of Phase 1...