Ukrainian An-124 Ruslan delivers F-16 fighter fuselages to Poland
A large An-124 transport has delivered to Rzeszow, Poland, several fuselages of decommissioned F-16s that could become donors for the Ukrainian Air Force.
Here's What We Know
The transport became known thanks to the OSINT researcher Keystone Intel, who published a photo of the arrival of a Ukrainian cargo plane An-124 "Be Brave Like Kharkiv" (UR-82027) in Poland. The plane took off from Tucson International Airport, located next to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the world's largest military aircraft storage facility.
An F-16 is loaded onto an An-124 Ruslan aircraft at Davis-Monthan AFB. Illustration: HAULPRO TRANSPORT LLC
From there, the AN-124 transported the F-16 fuselages, presumably in the ADF version, which were wrapped in a special protective film. Some of the fuselages were identified by the presence of an APX-113 antenna, which is typical of ADF interceptors that are no longer in service with any country.
MORE F-16s TO UKRAINE: On April 26th, conservative conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer posted pictures sent to her by one of her followers, showing shrink-wrapped aircraft being loaded into a Ukrainian-operated Antonov An-124. ? pic.twitter.com/BexaO1jMXz
- Keystone Intel (@KSOSINT) 29 April 2025
The cargo arrived in Rzeszow, Poland, which serves as the main US logistics hub for military aid to Ukraine. This suggests that the transferred fuselages could be used as a source of spare parts or training platforms for Ukrainian pilots. The fuselages are likely not in airworthy condition.
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