The UK Ministry of Defence said it believes that up to 30 former British military pilots are currently providing training in China, and that numerous others have been approached, including British personnel who are currently serving
The UK government has warned that current and former British military pilots are being lured to China with large compensation packages to train the country’s armed forces, and said it would take measures to stop such recruitment schemes amid national security concerns.
“All serving and former personnel are already subject to the Official Secrets Act, and we are reviewing the use of confidentiality contracts and nondisclosure agreements across Defence, while the new National Security Bill will create additional tools to tackle contemporary security challenges – including this one,” the spokesperson added. The MoD said there was no evidence to suggest that any former UK pilots have passed on any information which would violate the Official Secrets Act.
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