F-35 pilot training set to begin

Reuters is reporting that "the U.S. Air Force on Monday approved the formal start of pilot training on the A-model of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at a Flor...

Reuters is reporting that “the U.S. Air Force on Monday approved the formal start of pilot training on the A-model of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at a Florida military base, paving the way for 36 expert pilots to be trained next year as instructors for the new stealth warplane.” This looks to be a way to stop the automatic budget cuts, the could be brought on by the “fiscal cliff” from digging into the program.

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