Getting F-16s to Ukraine with training could take up to 18 months, Pentagon says

While calls for the U.S. to send F-16s to Ukraine have generated a lot of attention, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers there would be no advantage in the U.S. providing training now ahead of any potential delivery of the aircraft.

and that there would be no advantage in the U.S. providing training now ahead of any potential delivery of the aircraft.

He said the fastest available timeline of delivery of the aircraft and potential training would be 18 months.

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