< p _ngcontent-sc100="" class="news-annotation">President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a visit to the UK on February 8th. After the speech, he thanked in advance for the aviation that Ukraine will receive.
Great Britain may be the first to announce the transfer of aircraft. Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the reserve, military expert, pilot-instructor Roman Svitan told about this forChannel 24.
“There are 2 positions that can be transferred to us without big losses for themselves. This is an Apache helicopter to cover the Challenger 2 tanks. They work well in pairs. Also Typhoon fighters. There just aren't very many of them. The UK has a little over a hundred of them. However, aircraft 12 they could give us,” Svitan said.
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How many Typhoon fighters are there in the world
According to Swithan, the Typhoon fighter is much more expensive than even the F16, but it is of good quality. The expert noted that the technique is multifunctional and can work both on the ground as an attack aircraft and bomber, and in the sky as an interceptor.
Typhoon isn't just in the UK. It is the main aircraft of the European Union. Also, the technique has the countries of the Middle East. More than 600 Typhoon fighters have been built. I think you can bet on this technique, as well as on F16 aircraft,” Svitan said.
Pilot training
Swithan said that training on Typhoon depends on the professional level of the pilot. If this is a cadet who is just starting to study, then he needs to spend 4-5 years, and then he needs to reach the pilot, who must perform combat missions. That is, it will all take up to 10 years.
“Most likely, they will select pilots who can already perform tasks on fighters and will teach them up to six months. The Typhoon itself is not a super complex machine , so there will be no big problems,” Svitan believes.
He noted that if our pilots have already learned to fly Typhoon fighters, then together with Challenger tanks we can immediately see aircraft.< /p>
The effective part of the triad
A military expert said that when the UK announces the transfer of aircraft, then to Germany can join. A similar story happened with tanks.
“The UK can afford to announce the Challenger and Apache. This helicopter is very necessary for the Challenger-Marder or Challenger-Bradley pair. This is exactly the triad that needed for the offensive,” Swithan added.
