Ukraine to receive 42 US fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters after pilot training
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited the Netherlands. The topic of the visit was fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets, which Ukraine needs.
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has confirmed that the Ukrainian Air Force will receive F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters from the Netherlands and Denmark. The deliveries were approved by the US State Department earlier this week.
Today, we took another step to strengthen Ukraine's air shield. F-16s.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@ZelenskyyUa) August 20, 2023
These jets will be used to keep Russian terrorists away from Ukrainian cities and towns.@MinPres Mark Rutte and I reached an agreement on the number of F-16s to be transferred to Ukraine once our pilots and...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Twitter that an agreement had been reached on the number of fighter jets to be transferred to Ukraine. Thus, after training pilots and technical staff, Ukraine will receive 42 aircraft of the fourth generation.
Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the Air Force, said earlier that two pilots will be able to master the F-16 Fighting Falcon in four months, focusing not on piloting but on the use of weapons. Training has already begun.
Ukraine has begun preparing the infrastructure for the F-16s to arrive in the country. One aircraft was previously able to visit Ukraine and land. Now experts must improve runways and create additional defensive fortifications at airfields.
