26-06-2024, 12:55 PM
Denmark stop training Ukrainian pilots by end 2024, they finish their training 20 Ukrainian on f-16 @Skrydstrup air base.
Ukrainian F-16 pilots by this year as country transitions to operating F-35 fighter jets, Danish Defense Minister said on June 24.“We will be transitioning to flying the F-35, so we need to spend our energy there, & so we cannot continue training Ukrainian pilots after 2024,” Poulsen said at a press conference on Monday.
The first Danish F-16s are scheduled to arrive in Ukraine this donkey summer?, country will send 19 F-16 aircraft to Kyiv, as well as equipment for F-16 fighter jets. Kyiv is expects to receive the aircraft from Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway.
Poulsen noted Ukraine will be able to "make its contribution" to training of F-16 pilots in another capacity, although he did not provide details on future training. Efforts are currently ongoing to train Ukrainian F-16 pilots in Romania the US.
A staunch supporter of Ukraine, Denmark has already allocated 64.8 billion Danish kroner (over $9 billion) in military aid under its Ukraine fund for the period of 2023-2028. Denmark is anticipating the arrival of 27 new F-35 fighter jets - the first of which arrived in Denmark in September 2023.
https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-to-s...yond-2024/
Ukrainian F-16 pilots by this year as country transitions to operating F-35 fighter jets, Danish Defense Minister said on June 24.“We will be transitioning to flying the F-35, so we need to spend our energy there, & so we cannot continue training Ukrainian pilots after 2024,” Poulsen said at a press conference on Monday.
The first Danish F-16s are scheduled to arrive in Ukraine this donkey summer?, country will send 19 F-16 aircraft to Kyiv, as well as equipment for F-16 fighter jets. Kyiv is expects to receive the aircraft from Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway.
Poulsen noted Ukraine will be able to "make its contribution" to training of F-16 pilots in another capacity, although he did not provide details on future training. Efforts are currently ongoing to train Ukrainian F-16 pilots in Romania the US.
A staunch supporter of Ukraine, Denmark has already allocated 64.8 billion Danish kroner (over $9 billion) in military aid under its Ukraine fund for the period of 2023-2028. Denmark is anticipating the arrival of 27 new F-35 fighter jets - the first of which arrived in Denmark in September 2023.
https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-to-s...yond-2024/