Ukrainian pilots begin training on US F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters

NATO allies have started training Ukrainian pilots on US F-16 fighter jets. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said this.

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The Alliance Secretary General has welcomed the decision of several NATO member states to support Ukraine and start training pilots. Also Jens Stoltenberg noted that the decision to provide fourth generation fighters would be taken later.

He thanked Denmark for the Scandinavian country's leading role in resolving all issues that are related to the training of pilots of the Ukrainian Air Force. It is expected that Ukraine will be able to receive the F-16s as early as autumn.

So far, there is no information on which countries will transfer fourth-generation fighters to Ukraine. The main candidates are the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark, which have the old Fighting Falcon.

Source: RBC Ukraine