Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustam Umerov announced negotiations on the transfer of Western aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force. Ukrainian television reports this.
“We are already working, there are several components. First: We are working on both infrastructure and technical equipment, pilots are also receiving training and the technical team is also being prepared. So in the short term we will buy the F-16. They also gave some orders to the defense forces of the future in the medium term. But this is 2027-2030,” Umerov said.
He added that discussions were being held on the supply of not only American F-16s but also other aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force.
He was previously head of a facility in Ukraine caught Theft during the purchase of spare parts for Su-27 heavy fighters.
According to the intelligence service, the head of one of the Ukrainian defense enterprises and his accomplices tried to steal about 110 thousand dollars allocated for the purchase of aircraft spare parts.
It was previously known why Kiev won’t get it Weapons were requested from the United States.