Air Force: Training

(asked on 10th March 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average wait time is for a training slot for RAF trainee pilots for (a) Typhoons, (b) F35s and (c) Hawk jets.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 13th March 2025

The average wait time for a training slot for RAF trainee pilots in Training Year 2024-25 has been:

a. Six weeks for Typhoon

b. 10 weeks for F35 Lightning

c. Six weeks for Hawk T2

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