Ukrainian pilots may begin coaching on F-16 fighter jets in July, Denmark’s appearing Protection Minister Troels Lund Poulsen indicated Tuesday.
“My expectation is that by the top of June, we’ll have it formally arrange, so we are able to hopefully begin after that,” Poulsen advised reporters earlier than a ministers’ assembly in Brussels.
“After which, it’s most likely an effort that may take as much as six months earlier than now we have the amenities in place in order that we are able to fly F-16 fighter jets from Ukraine,” the minister added.
Kyiv has been urgent its Western allies at hand over trendy fighter jets for months, stressing it wants them to spice up its getting old airforce and repel Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Whereas a number of nations — such because the U.S., the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark — have agreed to train Ukrainian pilots fly the F-16s, none have dedicated to delivering the planes.
The Danish protection minister on Tuesday rigorously steered clear from making any guarantees in that course.
“It can solely be within the fall that we’ll focus on a attainable donation of F-16 fighter jets,” Poulsen mentioned.
