Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason trainer aircraft were included in the Combat Air Strategy.
The Combat Air Strategy does not include trainer aircraft.
Combat Air is defined in the Strategy as "an aircraft, manned or unmanned, whose prime function is to conduct air-to-air and/or air-to-surface combat operations in a hostile and/or contested environment, whilst having the ability to concurrently conduct surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare and command and control tasks." Training aircraft therefore do not meet this definition.