Riddick3001@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoUpdate: Netherlands and Denmark to donate up to 61 F-16 fighter jets to Ukrainewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down11
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkUpdate: Netherlands and Denmark to donate up to 61 F-16 fighter jets to Ukrainewww.theguardian.comRiddick3001@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareRagingNerdoholic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI thought another country was considering donating F-16’s a while back, but it fell through because Ukrainian air force pilots had no F-16 training. Was that just an unsubstantiated rumor or did something change between then and now?
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoI think the US has started training Ukrainian pilots for f16. It’ll still take a while before they’re fully trained though. https://www.news8000.com/news/national-world/ukrainian-pilots-are-training-on-f-16s-with-us-instructors-kyiv-says/article_cb4bb063-ccaa-5fef-b9f1-bf7328c06ad1.html#:~:text=(CNN) — Ukrainian pilots have,training with F-16 pilots … https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/f-16-ukrainian-pilots-training-critical-decisions-august/index.html https://www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/pentagon-f-16-training-ukrainian-pilots-in-the-u-s/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From %251%24s&aoh=16925901182585&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fpentagon-f-16-training-ukrainian-pilots-in-the-u-s%2F
I thought another country was considering donating F-16’s a while back, but it fell through because Ukrainian air force pilots had no F-16 training. Was that just an unsubstantiated rumor or did something change between then and now?
I think the US has started training Ukrainian pilots for f16. It’ll still take a while before they’re fully trained though.
https://www.news8000.com/news/national-world/ukrainian-pilots-are-training-on-f-16s-with-us-instructors-kyiv-says/article_cb4bb063-ccaa-5fef-b9f1-bf7328c06ad1.html#:~:text=(CNN) — Ukrainian pilots have,training with F-16 pilots …
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/f-16-ukrainian-pilots-training-critical-decisions-august/index.html
https://www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/pentagon-f-16-training-ukrainian-pilots-in-the-u-s/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From %251%24s&aoh=16925901182585&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fpentagon-f-16-training-ukrainian-pilots-in-the-u-s%2F