Air Force Details Plans to Boost Number of Fighter, Drone Pilots
Military.com | Sep 19, 2016 | by Oriana Pawlyk
The U.S. Air Force plans to increase the number of fighter pilots in its ranks by as much as 20 percent a year in part by using more F-16 and trainer aircraft for the job.
The service also said it plans to boost the number of drone pilots by training enlisted airmen to fly the high-altitude spy drone RQ-4 Global Hawk.
The Air Force wants to increase the number of fighter pilots it trains each year to 1,375 officers, officials announced Monday at the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
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