Russia could ground UK’s F-35s by killing all 40 pilots – General’s memo

‘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.
Barrons criticized the state of the British military, saying that it has become used to opposing weaker enemies, and was not prepared for a full-scale war with another advanced nation, singling out Russia as a potential foe.’
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