英国军事飞行训练系统(MFTS)正寻求进一步扩大其比奇T-6“德州人”II型机队,理由是目前可用性存在短缺。在发送给英国议会国防委员会的最新季度计划更新中,部长卢克·波拉德透露了这一消息。扩充机队旨在缓解飞行员培训的瓶颈,确保皇家空军能够持续获得高素质的飞行人才,以支持其现役的战斗机联队。
英国军事飞行训练系统(MFTS)正寻求进一步扩大其比奇T-6“德州人”II型机队,理由是目前可用性存在短缺。在发送给英国议会国防委员会的最新季度计划更新中,部长卢克·波拉德透露了这一消息。扩充机队旨在缓解飞行员培训的瓶颈,确保皇家空军能够持续获得高素质的飞行人才,以支持其现役的战斗机联队。
Tony Osborne
April 16, 2026
Credit: Royal Air Force
LONDON—The UK’s Military Flying Training System (MFTS) is looking to further grow its Beechcraft T-6 Texan II fleet because of shortfalls in availability, ministers have revealed. In the latest quarterly update on the program sent to the UK’s Parliamentary Defense Committee, Luke Pollard, minister...
Tony OsborneBased in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.
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