In Denmark, Ukrainian pilots are trained in the air on F-16 - Ihnat
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Ukrainian pilots undergo aerial training with instructors on F-16 fighter jets in Denmark. The number of Ukrainian pilots undergoing training and performing tasks set by instructors may increase every week
Ukrainian pilots in Denmark are undergoing training in the air with instructors on F-16 fighter jets. This was announced by the spokesman for the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ihnat during a briefing, reports a correspondent of UNN.
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Some pilots, in particular in Denmark, are already undergoing training in the air with instructors on the F-16 aircraft. Before that, they were using NATO-type light aircraft, which help to make the transition to the F-16 easier. Now it's flying with an instructor
According to him, the number of Ukrainian pilots who are trained and perform the tasks set by the instructor may increase every week.
"The next stage is independent flights. And then, accordingly, flights for combat use in order to learn to fight on this aircraft," Ihnat said.
He also said that in addition to the pilots studying in Denmark, training takes place in the United States and the United Kingdom, where, in particular, not only pilots but also other specialists, ground staff, combat management officers and aviation engineering officers are trained.
Addendum
In October, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that Denmark would probably be able to transfer the first F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2024.
In the United States, training for Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s has already begun, the US Department of Defense confirmed. The issue of supplying Ukraine with spare parts for the F-16 is also being decided.
