MS&T’s Andy Fawkes and Dim Jones had the opportunity to chat with Daniel Robinson, Co-Founder and CEO of augmented-reality company Red 6, a former RAF Tornado F3 pilot and the first non-US pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor operationally.
The parlous state of the UK’s military pilot training system has been much in the news of late. Although the RAF and the MoD have been at pains to downplay any suggestion of a crisis, there is little doubt that the situation is serious, and that the problems are both chronic and acute.
The UK Military have issued a warning after a BBC investigation showed that upto 30 former British RAF pilots had accepted contracts with the Chinese military to conduct training and pass on expertise.
Against the backdrop of a major wargame failure, the US Navy and Marine Corps are conducting two-ocean live-virtual-constructive manuevers with the unimaginative name of Large-Scale Exercise 2021.
Ever wondered what it was really like to fly in the RAF? Well CAT Europe Editor Chris Long and MS&T Europe Editor Dim Jones give you the chance to find out with their very popular Out Of The Blue series.
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