(Washington Composite Electric) The United States is open to the F-16 fighter training for Ukraine pilots in the United States.However, a spokesman for the National Security Council also reminded that Ukraine must use the fourth -generation fighter on the battlefield for some time.
Cerbon on Friday (August 11) revealed at the online press conference: "Our European allies are taking the lead in training, but if European training capacity reaches the upper limit, we will certainly be willing to train Ukraine pilots here."
However, Cerma pointed out that the F16 fighter aircraft is "for a period of time" to the merger of Ukraine. It is not only necessary to transfer to the actual body. The pilots must also have appropriate training and have to establish all capabilities such as maintenance.
He emphasized that this is a time -consuming "multi -step process", and the ultimate goal is "long -term improvement of Ukrainian self -defense and military capabilities."
As early as May of this year, US President Biden showed that supporting international allies Export F-16 fighters and providing training, but the United States has no formal approval training plan based on export restrictions.
The Washington Post quoted two anonymous Ukrainian officials on Friday that the first Ukrainian pilot had been ready to go to foreign countries for F-16 training.
Romania Expand F-16 training first batch of black pilots with only six people
The Dutch and Danish Defense Ministers announced during the NATO Summit that the F-16 training of Ukraine pilots will be launched in Romania in August.
It is known that the first Ukrainian pilots who received the training were only six, and two other pilots were on the candidate list.
Although these six pilots have mastered fluent English, they are still required to take four months of English class with other local staff to learn professional terms related to fighter aircraft.This is because Denmark requires the simultaneous training of all crew.
But this also means that pilot air combat training can not be launched until January next year, and it will be completed next summer.
Ukraine has previously required European and American countries to provide advanced fighters for Kiev to resist Russia's invasion, and many times appealed that European and American countries have made their progress slow in delivery and providing training.
Kobe revealed in a visit to Fox in July that it is expected that the F-16 fighter manufactured in the United States can reach Ukraine at the end of the year.However, Kobe did not specifically explain which countries would transport F-16 fighters to Ukraine.