TRAINING BRITISH fast-jet pilots in the US is a waste of taxpayers' money and does not meet the needs of the RAF, a former senior commander has said. In written expert evidence to the UK's Defence Select Committee, Wg Cdr SJ Orwell (ret'd) claimed student fast-jet pilots should instead be sent to Australia as it operates the same BAE Systems-developed Hawk T2 (designated the Hawk Mk 127 LIF in Royal Australian Air Force service) training aircraft, and its procedures match the RAF's.
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