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Sardinia: Military Aircraft

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 44684

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force pilots train at the International Flight Training School at Decimomannu air base in Sardinia each year.

Answered by Luke Pollard

UK pilot training at the International Flight Training School at Decimomannu air base in Sardinia commenced in July 2023.

To date, no Royal Navy pilots have been trained at Decimomannu air base.

Six Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots completed their training at the air base in 2024-25.

A further two RAF pilots are forecast to complete their training during 2025-26 and 3 in 2026-27.

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