In the short term, Western F-16 fighters will be transferred to Ukraine.
This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov on the air of the national telethon United News.
According to him, Ukraine is preparing to receive F-16 aircraft, working on preparing both infrastructure and technical equipment. At the same time, the pilots and technical team are preparing.
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— In the short term we will get the F-16. In the medium term, for the future, for the future, we also made an order for the future for the Future Forces, but this is 2027-2030. Work is underway, we will soon receive them… We are discussing not only the F-16, the list is huge. As I said, there are no limits on technology transfer, — added the head of the Ministry of Defense.
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Note that in addition to the F-16, there are parallel discussions on the supply of Gripen and F-18 Hornet fighters to Ukraine.
So, on December 8, communication took place between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Swedish Armed Forces regarding future supplies of Gripen fighters to Ukraine. The supply of these aircraft is being discussed at both the political and military levels.
In turn, Western media reported that Ukraine requested from the United States a list of desired weapons, including, in particular, more modern F-18s.
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