It is proving to be a massive challenge for the USAF’s readiness for future conflicts. The lack of high-tech simulators, coupled with its training aircraft T-38 Talon plagued with maintenance issues, has slowed down pilot training for the USAF and has led to a shortage of people behind the joystick. But, one can push the envelope during a virtual practice, yielding essential data on the capabilities of the aircraft and the pilot. Also, pushing an aircraft like the F-35 to its limits during a training exercise can prove expensive, in case of losing a pilot and a US$80 million aircraft. The biggest challenge is simulating the entire Air Force going to war. Senior US Air Force officials have set alarm bells ringing that the lack of high-tech flight simulators leaves the US Air Force woefully unprepared for future combat even as tensions between the US and China continue to grow, a research report indicates. Stuck between sophisticated simulators and fighter jets - the tough choices - the USAF is facing a shortage of high-tech flight simulators. With conflicts erupting around the world, the US Air Force is facing another challenge of training its aviators, both due to maintenance issues plaguing its only intermediate training jet, the T-38 Talon, and a lack of high-tech simulators.
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