After almost a year of negotiations, Ukraine has received its first F-16 fighter jets. Bloomberg reported that the first small batch of F-16 fighter jets from NATO allies has arrived in Ukraine in a long-awaited move that may boost the war-torn nation’s ability to repel Russian attacks.... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #JakeSullivan #UkrainianPilots #WarinUkraine
The transfer of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine has officially started, said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during the NATO Summit. He also emphasized that the NATO allies will strengthen their cooperation in supporting Ukraine’s defense. “And we are ready ... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #LloydAustin #Netherlands #Norway #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Norway allocates an additional $600M in military aid to Ukraine, and F-16s will arrive after Easter. Norway will allocate an additional NOK 7B (over $600M) to support Ukraine in 2024. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that NOK 6B would go primarily to air defense assets and NOK 1B to other su... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #IlyaYevlash #JonasGahrStore #MilitaryAidforUkraine #Norway #WarinUkraine
Greece plans to transfer dozens of F-16 fighters to Ukraine. It is noted that the Greek government plans to sell 108 fighter jets that are currently subject to decommissioning. In particular, the conversation is about 32 units of F-16C/-D Block 30. In July 2022... #F16 #FighterJetsToUkraine #GreeceWeapons #Zelenskyy
Results from the Paris summit: France is considering providing Ukraine with new aircraft and creating a coalition to supply long-range weapons. After a strategic meeting of country leaders in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said that in addition to training pilots, France will participate in the fighter jet coalition. France does not... #EmmanuelMacron #FighterJetsToUkraine #LongRangeWeapons #MilitaryAidforUkraine #ParisSummit #WarinUkraine
The training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in the US will start in the fall, and talks on the terms of aircraft delivery will continue. On August 24, Pentagon representative Patrick Ryder confirmed that the US will begin training Ukrainians in October, but before that, English courses will be arranged for them in September. According ... #F16 #F16training #FighterJetsToUkraine #KajsaOllongren
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
German political party criticizes plans to sell fighter jets to Saudi Arabia instead of Ukraine. The German government intends to export 48 Eurofighter fighters to Saudi Arabia while refusing to supply combat aircraft to Ukraine. According to Bild, although the Bundeswehr owns 138 Eurofighter Jet... #AntonHofreiter #Eurofighter #FighterJetsToUkraine #GermanyMilitaryAid #RobinWagener #WarinUkraine
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
Results of the 13th Ramstein: Ukraine will receive new air defense systems, military support, and guarantees to create a “collation of fighters”. The Ministries of Defense of Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US have announced that they are working to supply Ukraine with urgently needed air defense equipment, including anti-aircraft mis... #AirDefenseSystems #FighterJetsToUkraine #LloydAustin #MilitaryAidforUkraine #OleksiyReznikov #RamsteinBrussels #SupportUkraine
Ukraine has officially asked Australia to provide F/A-18 fighter jets. As reported by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Kyiv has sent the country a request regarding the provision of F/A-18 fighter jets. Ukraine desires information regarding t... #F/A18 #FighterJetsToUkraine #VasylMiroshnychenko
Australia plans to transfer F/A-18 Hornet fighters and Hawkei armored vehicles to Ukraine. The plan is to transfer 41 decommissioned F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to Kyiv, the Australian Financial Review reports. Australian military expert Robert Potter confirmed that negotiations are taking place... #AustraliaAidForUkraine #F/A18Hornet #FighterJetsToUkraine #Hawkei #RobertPotter
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
Zelenskyy has met with the German president and chancellor and seeks to form an air coalition. During a meeting with his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine is counting on Germany’s assistance in supporting Ukraine’s application to join NATO... #FighterJetsToUkraine #FrankWalterSteinmeier #OlafScholz #SupportUkraine #UkraineNATO #Zelenskyy
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
Ukraine has officially requested F/A-18 fighter jets from Finland. Tripartite negotiations between Finland, Ukraine, and the US are taking place regarding the transfer of combat aircraft. However, achieving this objective requires US approval because the F/A-18 Horne... #F/A18 #FighterJetsToUkraine #FinlandaidforUkraine
Several countries can provide MiG-29s to Ukraine at once. Polish government spokesman Piotr Muller said that Warsaw had received positive signals about transferring Soviet MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine from several countries simultaneously. He noted that Po... #FighterJetsToUkraine #MIG29 #PiotrMuller
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
Poland will work with Slovakia to transfer MiG-29s to Ukraine. The Slovak government will formally decide on this issue in the coming days, said Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy. Moreover, Poland has officially agreed to send the MiG-29 together with Slovaki... #FighterJetsToUkraine #JaroslavNagy #MIG29
Slovakia is seeking to transfer 10 MiG-29s to Ukraine. If the decision is approved, it will become the first NATO country to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine, the AP notes. Slovakia has not used the planes since last summer due to a lack of spare parts an... #FighterJetsToUkraine #JaroslavNagy #MIG29
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
Andrzej Duda: modern weapons are key for Ukraine’s defense against Russia. According to CNN, the Polish president said if Ukraine needs fighter jets, we should provide them. But, he added, we still have MiG-29s, and Ukrainian pilots are trained on them and able to operate t... #AndrzejDuda #FighterJetsToUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine will receive long-range missiles, and the fighter jet issue will be resolved in a few months. According to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, regarding long-range missiles, it will probably not be ATACMS because there are other types of similar weapons. Soon, defenders of Uk... #FighterJetsToUkraine #LongRangeMissiles #OleksiyReznikov #WeaponsforUkraine
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
The European Parliament calls to provide Ukraine with fighter jets and all weapons without exception. On February 16, members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine before the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. They called on the international community to supp... #EuropeanParliament #FighterJetsToUkraine #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The US does not plan to provide fighter jets or ATACMS supplies. In Washington, officials can allow other countries to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, or they may take such a step themselves. Although, as the FT writes, US President Joe Biden has stated that... #ATACMS #FighterJetsToUkraine #JoeBiden
The head of the Munich conference calls for fighter jets for Ukraine. The head of the Munich Security Conference, Christoph Heusgen, said that Ukraine’s partner countries need to stop drawing “red lines” regarding the transfer of the military assistanc... #ChristophHeusgen #FighterJetsToUkraine #WarinUkraine
NATO is ready to give Ukraine planes and speed up weapon delivery. For the first time, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Ukraine can count on the Alliance’s help in aviation if it uses planes for defense. “NATO allies will not intervene ... #combataircraftforUkraine #FighterJetsToUkraine #JensStoltenberg #WeaponsforUkraine
The Ukrainian air force says it needs squadrons of Western jets. Ukraine’s air force spokesperson, Yurii Ihnat, welcomed the UK’s offer of training for air force pilots and said that Ukraine will need dozens of Western combat aircraft to prevail in the war ag... #FighterJetsToUkraine #WarinUkraine #YuriyIgnat
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
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
Stefanchuk calls from the rostrum of the National Assembly of France to provide Ukraine with fighter jets and tanks. Ukrainian Parliament Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk called on the France leadership to provide Ukraine with Dassault Mirage 2000 and Dassault Rafale fighter jets, as well as AMX-56 Leclerc tanks. In parti... #FighterJetsToUkraine #FranceAId #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RuslanStefanchuk
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
Poland is ready to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine after an agreement with NATO countries. “We coordinate all measures related to strengthening the defense forces of Ukraine with our NATO partners,” said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. He clarified that, as of a few months ago, in... #FighterJetsToUkraine #MateuszMorawiecki #MilitaryAidforUkraine
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
Poland has a ‘green light’ to send fighter jets to Ukraine, but suddenly changed its mind. NATO members, namely the Republic of Poland, have the ‘green light’ to send fighter jets to Ukraine, while the United States and other allies are increasing their support for Ukraine’s defense. The re... #AnthonyBlinken #FighterJetsToUkraine #WarinUkraine
