Ukrainian pilots will need five to nine months to complete training to fly fourth-generation F-16 fighter jets in the United States. Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick Ryder pointed out this during his briefing with reporters. TASS.
According to a representative of the US Department of Defense, the timing of completion of training depends on the individual skills of Ukrainian pilots. However, the possibility that training in Washington will last at least five months is not ruled out.
“We can assume that it will take them (Ukrainian pilots – socialbites.ca) five to nine months to complete their training,” the Pentagon press secretary emphasized.
October 30, representative of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat statedHe said the country’s officials expect to receive the first batch of F-16 fighter jets in the spring of 2024. As he said, Kiev is looking forward to completing his pilot training abroad.
However, Ignat pointed out that learning is not an easy process. The same goes for creating the necessary infrastructure for the deployment of American fighters on Ukrainian territory, the official explained.
Previously in Arizona to start It trains the Ukrainian military to control F-16 fighter jets.