Ukrainian Air Forces reveal deadline for launching pilot training on F-16
Spokesperson of the Air Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yurii Ihnat (armyinform.com)
Ukrainian pilots are supposed to begin training on American F-16 fighter jets by the end of summer, as Spokesperson of the Air Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yurii Ihnat said to Ukrainian TV.
"We've talked about when the (F-16) training will start before. It's going to be at the end of summer. If it will be the end of summer, then fine, we will expect them earlier," he said.
Ihnat mentioned that Ukrainian pilots have been prepared and are just waiting for the go-ahead from Western partners.
Ukrainian pilots training on the F-16
Allied countries have decided to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters. This happened after the initiative was approved by US President Joe Biden.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that military training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on American F-16 fighter jets will begin in August.
