Air Force: Training
(asked on 26th January 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF fast jet pilots have successfully graduated from the MFTS programme in each of the last five years.
The number of Royal Air Force pilots that have successfully progressed to Typhoon and Lightning Operational Conversion Units from the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS), in each of the last five years is the table below:
Financial Year | Number of Fast Jet pilots that have graduated from the UKMFTS |
2018-19 | 10 |
2019-20 | 20 |
2020-21 | 20 |
2021-22 | 10 |
2022-23 | 20 |
In accordance with the Data Protection Act and our obligations in relation to the protection of confidentiality when handling personal data, data have been rounded to the nearest 10, where "-" denotes zero and "~" denotes a number less than or equal to 5. Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
The RAF has sufficient qualified aircrew to meet its frontline operational commitments.