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The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom has issued a message that today in the United Kingdom the training of the first group of Ukrainian pilots in piloting F-16 fighters has been officially completed. Some NATO countries, including Denmark and the Netherlands, promised to supply such fighters to the Kiev regime.
A group of Ukrainian pilots were trained in Britain using both flight simulators simulating flight in the cockpit of an American-made fighter jet and aircraft themselves.
Training on the simulator
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At the same time, the British military department, whose head, Mr. Shapps, continues to urge NATO countries to increase the level of military spending (already up to 3 percent of GDP), publishes photos with Ukrainian pilots who are trained to fly not on the F-16 (and they are not in service with the RAF), but on piston-engined light aircraft (variants "Siriuses" or "Diamonds").
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From a message from the British Ministry of Defense:
Whether this means that in France they will get into the cockpit of the F-16 is not yet clear.
Judging by the photo, there are at least 7 trained pilots of the AFU in this group (Interstorm training unit):
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Recall that last year, the Zelensky administration expressed the hope that F-16 fighters would begin to be delivered to Ukraine in March 2024. Today, we remind you, is March 23rd.