Russia could ground UK’s F-35s by killing all 40 pilots – General’s memo — RT UK
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A retired British general believes Russia would not need to shoot down the UK’s F-35 fighter jets – it would suffice to kill the “40 or so” people who can pilot them. It comes as one of the points in a memo obtained by the Financial Times.
The 10-page document was sent to Defense Secretary Michael Fallon in April by General Richard Barrons, who retired as the commander of UK Joint Forces Command the same month.
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The British military are “by design” undermanned, underfunded and underprepared for a major war, Barrons argued. One of the concerns he voiced was what he saw as overreliance on a small amount of expensive equipment like aircraft carriers or the US-made F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The general said it would not be necessary to shoot down the advanced warplanes, but rather to “know how to murder in their beds” all 40 pilots the UK has who know how to pilot them.