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The military seeks female fighter pilots for three key strategic reasons:

First, diversity in the cockpit enhances combat effectiveness. Different perspectives and approaches to problem-solving reduce groupthink and improve threat assessment. "Having people who have reached the exact same standards, but from a completely different origin, makes finding solutions a lot more efficient as a team," according to military aviation experts[^1].

Second, the military needs to expand its talent pool amid pilot shortages. Air Force acquisition executive Will Roper explained: "When you're a country that's going to face a country with a population that's four times your own...if we begin with a recruitment population that we've artificially halved because of how we design our cockpits and workstations, we've just doubled our work"[^2].

Third, cognitive diversity strengthens risk assessment and decision-making in high-stakes situations. Research shows diverse teams spot different threats in the same situation and communicate more effectively in safety-critical environments[^1].

[^1]: Breaking Barriers: The Rise of Women Fighter Pilots

[^2]: To get more female pilots, the Air Force is changing the way it designs weapons