Pilots train on the F-35 using "Sky Foxes"

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Pilots train on the F-35 using "Sky Foxes"

The Air Training Center at the base in Pardubice has two new Aero L-39 Skyfox aircraft for training combat pilots. They are the first harbingers of the delivery of the American fifth-generation F-35 fighters. The Czech Republic has ordered 24 of these from the USA, the first of which are due to arrive in 2031. The American side recognizes the subsonic light combat aircraft Skyfox (or Sky Fox) as suitable for training F-35 fighter pilots. The pro…