JUST IN:China is stealing military secret of UK Air Force
Alarm in UK over the report of China poaching it's ex-military pilots. Image According to BBC, China is headcounting former pilots to train PLA. Up to 30 ex-military pilots I believed to be training PLA personnel. These pilots have served not just in RAF but across the British military. China is said to be offering huge amount of money to former military pilots of Britain. According to UK official, ex-military pilots are been offered as much as $500,000 a year to help the Chinese understand how Western planes operate. Experts say such information is critical for China in case of conflicts in Taiwan. According to UK official, China also try to poach serving pilot but none of them accepted the offer. Reports confirmed that Beijing is keen to tap in f-35 pilots; US air Force operate the latest 5th generation aircraft. BBC report also suggested that pilots of other nations have also been targeted and a South African flying academy is said to be involved. UK