Will Ukraine get the F-16 planes it needs for the offensive?

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Will F-16 aircraft be handed over to Ukraine and how will this affect the course of the war?
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09:00, 21.07.2022

The House of Representatives of the US Congress at the end of last week approved funding for the training program for Ukrainian pilots on American fighter jets, allocating $100 million for this.



The bill to amend the military budget has yet to be approved by the Senate and then signed by the US president. If the legislative initiative is finally approved, it will be a big event in the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, writes BBC news.

According to experts, Ukraine needs military aircraft so that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can attack - it will be difficult to do this without air support.

In the West, plans to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine have not yet been officially announced. But if Ukrainian pilots are trained in the United States, the American military press and the expert community are mainly discussing the possibility of supplying F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Who owns F-16s?

There is no talk yet about deliveries of American aircraft to Ukraine. However, as it became known in December, the United States is going to write off a large number of military aircraft, including 47 F-16 fighters of the C and D series, as well as 48 F-15 fighters of two series with the same indices.

Such a number of F-16s would make it possible to complete three or four Ukrainian squadrons.

In addition, the F-16 is in service in 25 countries, many of which are likely to want to upgrade their air forces in the future. For example, in 2021, Norway sold all of its F-16s due to the transition to the F-35A.

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