The first American-made F-16 fighters will appear in Ukrainian skies in the summer. It is reported that this will happen approximately in June 2024.
At the same time, the Ukrainian government expects our pilots to undergo fighter training in the United States by the end of the fiscal year. We are talking about about 12 pilots.
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Ukraine will receive the first F-16s
As Foreign Policy notes, the first American-made F-16 fighters will appear in Ukrainian skies approximately in June 2024.
I think that in June we will see them (F-16 fighters – Channel 24) in Ukraine,
– said the head of the Lithuanian defense department Arvydas Anusauskas.
At the same time, the same time intervals were outlined by another European official who attended the security conference in Munich.
In addition, the publication notes that the Ukrainian government expects that 12 pilots will undergo fighter training in the United States by the end of the fiscal year. We are talking about September 2024.
F-16 for Ukraine: latest news
- Recently, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov, emphasized that the decision to transfer the F-16 to Ukraine had already been made quite a long time ago. Therefore, the head of Ukrainian intelligence expects to see Western fighters in the skies of our state in the spring of 2024. Now our pilots are completing training on these Western fighters.
- At the same time, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that Ukraine is moving on schedule within the framework of all agreements with partners to obtain F-16 fighters.
- Earlier, military expert Roman Svitan also noted that the F-16 will appear in the region of March – April. In particular, the instructor pilot explained that Ukraine needs to restore the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine before the appearance of fighters.
- In addition, the speaker of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuriy Ignat, emphasized that the preparation of infrastructure for the F-16 today is very serious, especially in combat conditions. After all, so that the enemy cannot reach the fighters, it is necessary to prepare runways, shelters and “other points.”
- Let us also recall that the speaker of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuriy Ignat, said that since January, Ukrainian pilots have already been flying F-16s. According to him, international partners train Ukrainian pilots very, very confidentially. The information is not particularly made public.
2024-02-18 18:03:36
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