First 20 Ukrainian pilots to start F-16 training in UK
About 20 Ukrainian pilots will begin the first phase of training on F-16 fighters in the UK. Source: Foreign Policy referring to an anonymous source in the UK government, reported by European Pravda Quote from the source: "This will be ground-based basic training of Ukrainian pilots who will then be ready for more specific F-16 [or other] training."
Details: Ukraine hopes to send those who already speak English well to the training to speed up the process.
Advertisement:The NATO Introduction to Fighter Control training will include both simulators and real aircraft. Background:
- Last week, the UK announced the launch of an international coalition of countries to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation fighters, including the F-16s. So far, the coalition includes the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, the United States and Portugal.
- Acting Minister of Defence of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen said that Ukrainian pilots could start training on F-16 fighter jets in July.
- Norway will support the training of Ukrainian pilots and personnel on F-16 fighter jets, too.
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