RAF forced to cut training hours for pilots on new Typhoon jet

The RAF sacked pilots training to fly existing fast jets. Now it has been forced to ground pilots learning to fly the next generation of planes.

In a devastating report on waste and inefficiency in the MoD, parliament's independent watchdog says a lack of spare parts has forced the RAF to cut the hours pilots need to learn to fly its new, long-delayed, fleet of Typhoon aircraft.

This has "increased flying risks", it says, and as a result, the RAF now has just eight pilots capable of undertaking ground attack missions in a Typhoon.

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