I thought another country was considering donating F-16's a while back, but it fell through because Ukrainian air force pilots had no F-16 training. Was that just an unsubstantiated rumor or did something change between then and now?

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think the US has started training Ukrainian pilots for f16. It'll still take a while before they're fully trained though.

https://www.news8000.com/news/national-world/ukrainian-pilots-are-training-on-f-16s-with-us-instructors-kyiv-says/article_cb4bb063-ccaa-5fef-b9f1-bf7328c06ad1.html#:~:text=(CNN)%20%E2%80%94%20Ukrainian%20pilots%20have,training%20with%20F%2D16%20pilots%20%E2%80%A6

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/f-16-ukrainian-pilots-training-critical-decisions-august/index.html

https://www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/pentagon-f-16-training-ukrainian-pilots-in-the-u-s/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16925901182585&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fpentagon-f-16-training-ukrainian-pilots-in-the-u-s%2F