A decision on the F-16 is still under consideration, as Ukrainian pilots are set to start training this month. According to CNN, the US is still waiting for European officials to submit a final plan for training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, which the US will have to authorize before the program can b... #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine
Training for Ukrainians on the F-16 is postponed; the planes will not be available this year. Western partners have yet to even agree on a plan to train Ukrainian pilots to fly the promised jets, according to three U.S. officials, reports Politico. Denmark and the Netherlands are leading a coa... #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine #WarinUkraine
The first group of Ukrainian pilots is ready for F-16 training after US approval. The spokesman of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuriy Ignat, announced the readiness of Ukrainian pilots. He clarified that these aviators know English and have mastered foreign ... #F16 #F16training #LockheedMartin #WarinUkraine #YuriyIgnat
Training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 will start at the end of summer, and the planes will arrive in 2024. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announced that during a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, Rutte agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots on Western-style ... #DmytroKuleba #F16 #F16training #MarkRutte #NATOsummitVilnius #Zelenskyy
The US State Department says that the transfer of the F-16 to Ukraine will take months. At the same time, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Military and Political Affairs, Stanley Brown, clarified that although the United States has not yet made its decision on the provision... #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine #StanleyBrown
Denmark might transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine soon. Denmark is preparing to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine with the US’ consent, said the head of the country’s Ministry of Defense, Troels Lund Poulsen. Denmark has 43 F-16 fighters, 30 of w... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #LockheedMartin #TroelsLundPoulsen
The provision of F-16 to Ukraine has a powerful political meaning: the US wants Ukraine to win. The first batch of F-16 fighters will arrive in Ukraine at the end of September, which means that they will not take part in the counteroffensive. However, the decision made by US President Joe Biden ... #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine #JoeBiden #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
The first stage of Ukrainian pilot training on the F-16 will occur in Britain. The pilot training will take place in Great Britain. Ukraine is prepared to send 20 military personnel who speak English well, which is crucial for faster learning. The training course involves traini... #BjornArildGram #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine #JensStoltenberg
When Ukraine has a green light for delivery of F-16s, who will provide them, and how many planes are needed to change the course of the war? Central and Eastern European officials told Politico that they do not rule out Ukraine receiving the F-16 in the fall. According to US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, the delivery of the fighters w... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #FrankKendall #IhorRomanenko #RobertHopkins #WarinUkraine
The US, Portugal, and Italy have joined the air coalition for Ukraine. During a press conference after the G7 summit in Japan, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, officially announced that the US military will train Ukrainian pilots to operate and work on F-16... #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine #GiorgiaMeloni #JoeBiden
The Pentagon is not against other countries transferring F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, according to a high-ranking official from the US Department of Defense, wrote Politico. The publication drew attention to the fact that after Great Britain and the Netherlands announced the start of a... #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine
Several countries are ready to provide F-16s jets to Ukraine. According to the NYT, Ukraine can rely on the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, and Norway. In particular, the Netherlands is one of four European countries that have quietly signaled that they are ready... #AviationForUkraine #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine
Great Britain and the Netherlands will work on creating an aviation coalition for Ukraine: Belgium and Poland are ready to join, and Germany will abstain. Prime Minister of Great Britain Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte agreed on this course of action at the summit of the Council of Europe in Iceland. It also became known tha... #DmytroKuleba #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine #MarkRutte #OlafScholz #RishiSunak
The UK will provide air defense missiles and hundreds of long-range strike drones. In the coming months, Great Britain will send hundreds of new attack drones to Ukraine with a range of over 200 km, the British government said in a statement. In addition, in the summer Britain will ... #dronestoUkraine #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #RishiSunak #UKmilitaryAid #Zelenskyy
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands travels to Brazil to discuss the war in Ukraine and has announced negotiations on the F-16. On May 9, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, during a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is critical of providing weapons to Kyiv, will emphasize the need to protect Ukraine... #F16 #JetFightersForUkraine #LulaDaSilva #MarkRutte #MilitaryAidforUkraine #WarinUkraine
Several countries are ready to train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, but dozens of pilots are already prepared to fight with this aircraft. Ukraine has made some progress in obtaining modern F-16 fighters from Western partners, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba. He specified that this issue was discussed durin... #DmytroKuleba #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine #YuriyIgnat
Kuleba: Providing F-16s to Ukraine is the best investment in long-term security for the European continent. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, is convinced that EU countries can play a leading role in providing Ukraine with modern combat aircraft and thus demonstrate their strategic ... #DmytroKuleba #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine
US senators from both parties are pressuring the Pentagon to provide F-16s to Ukraine. According to Politico, a letter from eight senators to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin demands an assessment of the various factors that are necessary to transfer the F-16 to Ukraine successfully. A... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #USmilitaryairforUkraine
A senior Pentagon official argues against providing F-16s. A senior Defense Department official argued against providing F-16s and the necessary training to Ukraine because of how long it would take, its cost, and Ukraine’s most urgent priorities, reported CN... #ColinKahl #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine
US senators believe the F-16 jet training and provision for Ukraine is possible. US Senator Lindsey Graham said he’s confident the Biden administration will approve training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets. Support for the measure was virtually unanimous among US lawmakers ... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #LindseyGraham
Ukraine is working on receiving the first squadron of Western combat aircraft. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, it does not matter whether it will be the American F-16, a Swedish Grippen, a French Mirage or Rafale, or a Eurofighter. It is... #DmytroKuleba #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine
February’s Ramstein meeting inspires cautious optimism about long-range missiles and aircraft for Ukraine. According to Deputy Chairman of National Security, Defense, and Intelligence Yehor Chernev, Ukraine’s partners have realized that the future of the EU depends on the number of weapons they trans... #F16 #Ramsteinmeeting #WeaponsforUkraine #YehorChernev
Poland is ready for negotiations with its allies regarding the transfer of F-16s to Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda, commenting on the issue of providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, said that his country is ready to negotiate and reach an agreement with the other allies regarding f... #AndrzejDuda #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #PolandAidforUkraine
Ukraine needs about 200 fighter jets to protect the sky. According to Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fighter jets should be multi-purpose. In general, Ukraine needs to carry out an aviation rearmament, to replace ... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #YuriyIgnat
US senators call on Biden to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets and ATACMS. Republican Lindsey Graham, as well as Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse, welcomed the announcement that the US and Germany will send tanks to Ukraine. In their opinion, German tanks ... #ATACMS #F16 #USweaponsforUkraine #WarinUkraine
US Senator: Ukraine needs Western fighter jets to win the war. According to a US senator, Republican Jim Risch, he supports the provision of Western fighter jets to Ukraine. However, there is still not majority support for this among members of Congress. Risch n... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #JimRisch
The US will train Ukrainian fighter pilots on F-15 and F-16 fighter jets. “The US Congress introduced a bill that will allow the United States to begin training Ukrainian pilots and aircrew members on F-15s, F-16s, and other air platforms while the administration cont... #F15 #F16 #FighterJetsTraining #UkraineTrainedByUS
