Training Ukrainian pilots to use the American fighter jets begins this month. Kyiv sees the jets as key to Ukraine's long-term security
Only a few pilots with strong English-language skills will be sent for the first rounds of training, since Ukraine cannot afford to take too many pilots away from the battlefield, says Norman. This means it will probably take several months before Ukraine is able to use the F-16s in the war.
“Since the policy reversal by Biden in May, we have been collectively dragging our feet,” he says. “The NATO countries are ready to start the training process for the Ukrainian pilots, but we haven't been able to get an official training syllabus that can be approved by the United States.” “A Russian jet can see 2-3 times further with its radar than our fighter,” Yurii Inhat, a spokesman for Ukraine’s airforce command toldUkrainian planes are also more difficult to maneuver and slower than Russian planes. “In air to air combat, whoever fires first is probably going to win,” says Michael Clarke, a professor of war studies at King’s College London.
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