France completes training of first group of Ukrainian pilots on Alphajet aircraft
Photo: Ukrainian pilots were trained to manage Alphajet in France (x.com/EtatMajorFR)
French instructors are training Ukrainian pilots to operate Alphajet aircraft. The training of the first group of Ukrainians has already been completed, the French Armed Forces say.
“France has just completed the training of the first group of Ukrainian pilots at Alphajet,” the French Armed Forces says in a statement.
Photo: Ukrainian pilots trained at Alphajet in France (x.com/EtatMajorFR)
Photo: Ukrainian pilots trained at Alphajet in France (x.com/EtatMajorFR)
They specified that the training of Ukrainian pilots in France began in March this year to meet the operational needs of Ukraine.
Alphajet aircraft
Alphajet is training aircraft. Their maximum speed is over a thousand kilometers per hour and their range is 3,000 kilometers. Many European countries have such aircraft.
As it became known in April, 10 Ukrainian pilots arrived in France for training. In particular, they are being trained on Alphajet aircraft. Some of the 10 Ukrainian pilots had previously been taught English in the UK.
It was planned that the training would last six months and include close air combat, remote combat using radar, and ground attack. In total, it was supposed to be 80 hours of flying.
The media also reported that the Alphajets flown by Ukrainian pilots have the same instrument panel as the F-16.
Earlier, Le Monde wrote that France plans to train 26 Ukrainian pilots in two years.
