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Military Aircraft: Training

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 120107

The question

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.

Answered by Al Carns

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.

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