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PREMIUM: USN overhauls pilot training but delays remain
A USN T-45C being used for carrier qualification. (Photo: DVIDS)
As the USN addresses strike-pilot production issues, the service plans to revamp its training fleet for fast-jet, multi-engine and rotary-wing aircraft.
Since 2017 the USN has suffered a slowdown in its pipeline for training strike pilots, according to RADM Gregory Harris, Director Air Warfare Division, Office of Naval Operations.
Speaking at the Navy League virtual symposium on 31 March, Harris said that this situation is now changing, although delays remain.
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