In European countries, additional places are being prepared for training pilots on F-16 fighter aircraft.
US Department of Defense spokesman Pat Ryder said this during a briefing.
F-16 training in Europe: Pentagon statement
The Pentagon stressed that the creation of additional F-16 training slots in Europe is a long-term proposal envisaged by the coalition of air assets.
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Similar exercises continue in the USA (Arizona) and Denmark.
According to Pet Ryder, the allies’ attention is now focused on fulfilling the requests of the Ukrainian side.
How many pilots should undergo training on the F-16 should be determined by Ukraine.
This, a Pentagon spokesman says, must take into account fleet size, number of pilot personnel and program expectations.
Let us recall that in April, the speaker of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ilya Yevlash, reported that F-16 training in Denmark and the USA is at the final stage.
By that time, Ukrainian pilots had already begun practicing attacks on small targets, in particular, such as Shahed-136/131 attack drones, cruise and guided aircraft missiles.
Meanwhile, in France, another group of pilots, after completing language courses, began training on light aircraft in order to increase the number of flight hours and master the control system.
At the end of May, an F-16 maintenance training course for ten Ukrainian military personnel completed in the Netherlands.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for the 847th day.
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