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In addition to this and the transfer of its Fighting Falcon fleet - which currently comprises 44 single-seat F-16AMs and nine dualseat F-16BMs - Belgium will increase its involvement in training UkrAF pilots and mission planners for F-16 operations. Two Belgian firms, Sabena Engineering and...
After resisting pleas from Ukraine for fighter jets for over a year, the U.S. has finally relented on Ukraine’s demands for attack aircraft. F-16s will be arriving by year’s end. Ukraine’s pilots will have undergone training in the fall. The F-16s are expected to tip the balance o...
The first group of 10 Ukrainian pilots have completed initial flight training in the United Kingdom, marking a significant step in Ukraine’s efforts to enhance its air defence capabilities against Russian military actions. Following their training in the UK, which included basic flight instruction, ...
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said on Saturday that an international programme to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets could begin next month. Kyiv, which has launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces, has repeatedly said it needs new Western aircr...
Austin hopes F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots will begin in weeks F-16 jets will bolster Ukraine in the long run but not necessarily as part of a spring counteroffensive against Russia. Now, Ukraine is relying on older aircraft such as Russian-made MiG29 and Sukhoi...
One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed while countering a Russian barrage, killing the pilot.
Zelenskyy said on his Telegram channel that Ukraine would get 42 jets. The Dutch and Danish governments are part of a noweleven-country strong coalitionthat is working to train Ukrainian pilots to fly advanced Western fighter jets. It currently...
"During the approach to the next target, communication with one of the planes was lost. As it turned out later, the aircraft crashed, killing the pilot," it added. It did not identify the pilot, but a unit of Ukraine's air force said one of its pilots, Oleksiy ...
Briefing the media, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said that it “would take months” to deliver an F-16 capability to Ukraine, potentially by the Spring of 2024 “at the earliest”. US to lead ‘air capability coalition’ ...