In the coming months, the partners will decide how many planes Ukraine needs.
US will work with allies to strengthen Ukraine’s air force
In the coming months, the partners will decide how many planes Ukraine needs.
about this Said Jack Sullivan, National Security Adviser to the US President, during a briefing in Hiroshima on May 20.
Sullivan noted that Ukraine will need F-16s in the future and that the time has come to start working on them. He noted that the obvious first step would be training and then working with allies, partners and Kyiv to determine how to ensure the actual delivery of the aircraft.
“We have discussed upgrading Ukraine’s air force as part of a long-term commitment to Ukraine’s defense. So, as exercises unfold in the coming months, we will work with our partners to determine when the aircraft will be delivered, who will deliver them and how many,” Sullivan said.
Which countries are part of the “Fighter Alliance”.
On May 19, US President Joe Biden told his G7 counterparts that the US would support joint efforts to train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16.
Great Britain also supported this decision. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government would work with the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark to provide Ukraine with the fighter jet capability it needs.
A little later, Portugal also joined the “War Alliance”. He trains our pilots and mechanics in western style fighter jets.
Denmark has said it wants to train Ukrainian pilots and has indicated it is open to discussing supplying fighter jets to Ukraine. However, this decision will be taken only after training.
It may be recalled that it was reported earlier that the United States and its allies are planning to provide The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ F-16 fighters are part of long-term efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s security..
Also, we reported this earlier Pentagon says it is not opposed to transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
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