Kyiv Says F-16 Training for Ukrainian Pilots Could Start in July More Reuters FILE PHOTO: An F-16 fighter jet is seen at a maintenance hangar in Volkel, Netherlands June 9, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said on ...
But the US now says it will train Ukrainian pilots on the aircraft, and the UK and Denmark have been pressing for more. A lone Ukrainian Mig-29 returns to base after a combat mission in southern Ukraine. Vasco Cotovio/CNN ‘We need even more’ For Juice and his wingme...
Ukrainian pilots begin flying F-16 fighters as Norway releases two jets for trainingNorbert NeumannUnmanned Vehicles
Denmark and the Netherlands will lead the development of training for Ukrainians on F-16s in the coming weeks, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Austin made the announcement about the training at a news conference after a Ukraine Defense Contact Group virtual meeting Thursday. The group...
(WASHINGTON) — The United States will be training Ukrainian pilots how to operate F-16 fighter aircraft after all, but only in support of the Netherlands and Denmark that will take the lead in the training of Ukrainian pilots. The Pentagon on Thursday announced that beginning in October the ...
The UK will step up its military assistance to Ukraine in the coming year and will expand its training program to include fighter pilots and marines, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office stated on Wednesday. The announcement comes as Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky visits London. ...
Pilshchykov was killed along with two other pilots when two L-39 combat training planes collided near the city of Zhytomyr on Friday, August 25. The other two pilots who were killed were identified as Maj. Vyacheslav Minka and Maj. Sergey Prokazhin, according to local media reports. ...
The official and independent security experts say some of the potential foreign fighters may be white supremacists, who are believed to be fighting on both sides of the conflict. They could become more radicalized and gain military training in Ukraine, thereby posing an increased danger when they ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden told G7 leaders on Friday that Washington supports joint allied training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, senior U.S. officials said, a significant endorsement as Kyiv seeks to boost its air power against R...
Experienced Ukrainian pilotscould learn to fly the multirole missions of the Lockheed MartinF-16—including using heat-seeking and radar-guided air-to-airmissiles—in as little as three months, U.S. Air Force leaders sayas the training pipeline is preparing to begin.BRIAN EVERSTINE...