Flight training in Arizona to involve several pilots and dozens of aircraft maintenance crew, Pentagon says
to Ukraine, fulfilling a longstanding wish by Ukraine that it says will help strengthen air defences and aid its counteroffensive against Russia’s 2022 invasion. Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, on Thursday said his country would also give Ukraine F-16s.
Denmark has begun training eight Ukrainian pilots in flying F-16s. They have arrived at the Danish military air base in Skrydstrup along with 65 personnel who will be trained in maintaining and servicing the jets.said it would not be able to operate US-built F-16 fighter jets this coming autumn and winter.
US military officials stress it takes years of training to be able to field F-16 squadrons, limiting the impact the aircraft will have on Ukraine’s defence for the near future. “This is about the long-term support to Ukraine,” Ryder said. “This is not about the counteroffensive that they’re conducting right now.”
Ukraine has repeatedly called on its western allies to supply the country with F-16s, which the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said would be a signal that Russia’s invasion would end in defeat.The west says it wants to help Ukraine defeat Russia but has repeatedly insisted it does not want to trigger a direct confrontation between the US-backedFor experienced pilots, F-16 training could take around five months, Ryder said.
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