It would also reflect an immediate need for Aim-120Ds and Aim-9Ms. The F-16s being provided, most likely are not Aim-9X capable.
Training would have started earlier than originally stated. This could have caused a pilot shortage that Ukraine did not want ruzzia to know about.
Training could be tailored to specific mission capabilities.
For example, a pilot trained in intercepts using Aim-120s and Aim-9Ms could safely fly the anti-missile defense missions and never fly near the contested airspace. This training could easily be accomplished in 2 months or less, depending on the English skills of the pilot.
At the same time, over the past few days, about a dozen experienced pilots have died under mysterious circumstances in Ukraine.
To me, this does not seem plausible and has not been reported anywhere else.
He’s referring to the crash that killed “Juice” and 2 other pilots, plus the 6 who were killed when the 2 Mi-8s collided fleeing an SU-30. That’s 9, so not unreasonable to imagine 1-3 more died somewhere along the front or just some Russian misinformation the poster read.
“over the past few days, about a dozen experienced pilots have died under mysterious circumstances in Ukraine”
It is unclear to me, but the Russian source PIF was quoting, may have been referring to Russian pilots dying recently - as if Russia was covering up a recent surge of losses (perhaps away from the heavily observed front lines).