Offering old RAF Typhoon jets to NATO nations could encourage allies to give their own fighter planes to Ukraine, MPs said today.
Senior backbenchers on the Commons Defence Select Committee called on the Government to use the UK’s fearsome 1,500mph aircraft to “backfill” for other countries which have warplanes Ukrainian pilots could fly more easily.
Such a move would help Kyiv defend its skies from Russian bombers, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey was told.
