ARTICLE
US approves transfer of program for Ukrainian pilots’ F-16 training at request of Denmark
European Pravda, Ukrainska Pravda
Friday, 18 August 2023, 21:34
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/18/7416182/
The United States has approved the transfer of instructional materials for F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine at Denmark’s request. This should bring the beginning of Ukrainian pilots’ training on American fighter jets closer.
SOURCE:
CNN citing two US officials, one of them from the Joe Biden administration, reports European Pravda
QUOTE:
“We can confirm the Department has recently approved a request from F-16 training partner Denmark related to their effort to stand up pilot and maintenance training programs,” an official in President Joe Biden’s administration stated.
DETAILS:
-The program contains training modules, documentation and materials for classroom sessions, including information about secret American technologies. Because of this, Denmark needed Washington’s prior approval.
-The approval of Denmark’s request for the transfer of instructional materials to Ukraine is an important step towards the start of direct training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jet fighters.
BACKGROUNG:
-In July, Ukraine signed a memorandum with 11 of its partner states at the NATO Summit in Vilnius. The memorandum defines the conditions of Ukrainian pilots’ training on the F-16s.
-The exercises should begin in August, but, according to media reports, the United States took a long time to approve the final training plan, since European states did not agree on all its details. Denmark’s Defence Ministry confirmed earlier that the Ukrainian F-16 training would begin by the end of August.
-Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, confirmed Washington’s approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver F-16s to Ukraine after Ukrainian pilots complete their training.
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