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Denmark’s government said Monday that the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets has started and the retirement of the Scandinavian country’s fleet of aging U.S. fighters has been moved up two years. The replacement fighters, F-3…
[Sponsored] Gen. (ret) Jeff “Cobra” Harrigian, recently retired commander of US Air Forces Europe and Africa, describes the European battlespace and what’s on the minds of the air chiefs as Ukraine defends itself.
Training sessions will begin with a “limited number” of Ukrainian pilots but could be expanded over time.
The Scandinavian nation divested of submarines in 2004 but lawmakers are actively considering whether to acquire them again.
After ongoing debate about providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to defend itself from Russia, the U.S. military now says the jets ‘clearly have a role’ in the war.
“F-16s clearly have a role and Ukraine deserves a capable Air Force. It’s going to take a considerable length of time to build up an Air Force that’s the size and scope and scale that’ll be necessary,” said Chairman of the Joint Chief…
“So with small numbers of aircraft and with, you know, not a full suite of more modern capabilities, it’s hard to overcome those [air defense] systems,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters.
“As the training takes place over the coming months, our coalition of countries participating in this effort will decide when to actually provide jets, how many we will provide, and who will provide them,” an administration official wrote.
The United States is resisting a European push for the powerful fighters. But will it relent, as it did before with tanks, rocket launchers and air defense missiles?
The UK announced on Monday that this summer country will commence an elementary flying phase for cohorts of Ukrainian pilots to learn basic training. “This is a crucial moment in Ukraine’s resistance to a terrible war of aggression they did not choose …