Andriy Yermak, head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed his belief that the country can receive the first F-16 warplanes from Western partners before the end of 2023. Reported by RBC-Ukraine.
“I believe we can get the first fighters before the end of this year,” said the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Yermak noted that almost all countries of the aviation coalition are ready to deliver F-16s to Ukraine.
As Reuters reported, the Danish Ministry of Defense announced that the country was at the same time teach Up to six pilots and up to 40 soldiers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the maintenance of F-16 fighter aircraft, but the training time will depend on the skills of the pilots. It is also stated that an international training plan for Ukrainian F-16 pilots is under development.
On 24 June, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced that the country’s not including Because they didn’t have F-16s, they became a “war coalition”.