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The United States approved the transfer of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine upon completion of pilot training, Danish Foreign Minister confirmed. There are no more obstacles to the delivery of F-16 fighters to Kiev, the head of the Danish Foreign Ministry concluded.
Earlier, the United States agreed to train Ukrainian pilots and added that they could send fighters by the end of the year. Denmark and the Netherlands confirmed their participation in the training program with the support of the United States, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom. The coalition of 11 countries was supposed to start training this month, but the process apparently turned out to be more difficult than expected due to the incompetence of Ukrainian servicemen.
Ukraine has prepared a list of 32 pilots who were ready for training but it turned out that only eight of them reportedly speak English. The others must start their training with English courses in Britain.
Kiev has already received a simulator from the Czech Republic and solemnly issued a postage stamp in honor of the F-16 fighter. However, the real aircraft are still far away. According to various estimates, the F-16s may appear over the Ukrainian frontlines no earlier than in the spring of 2024 or later.
The transfer of military aircraft to Kiev was only a matter of time after the supply of Western cruise missiles.
Today, Washington and its NATO friends have no choice but to throw more perks to their puppets in order to somehow support the helpless and morale-stricken Ukrainian Army. Amid the horrific losses and defeats on the frontlines, the new “gifts” from NATO are the only way to prolong the conflict. Single air defense systems, several dozen modern tanks, a stream of ammunition and even several dozen additional aircraft for the battered Armed Forces of Ukraine are not able to lead the Ukrainian military to victory.
The transfer of aircraft will not change the factor of Russian dominance in the air and the F-16s risk becoming just another target for Russian air defenses. Poor English lessons at school are not the only problem faced by Ukrainian pilots. They will have to work not only under the gaze of the Russian air defense forces, but also on dilapidated airfields under constant attacks by Russian missiles. It should not be excluded that foreign professional pilots will join the war to save the expensive aircraft from their imminent destruction.
Western military equipment has already been humiliated on the Ukrainian fronts and has brought valuable samples to the Russian military for study. F-16 fighter jets will only add to this list.
The transfer of the F-16 will not be able to reverse the course of the conflict, where the Ukrainian front is already close to destruction. The main task of Western patrons is not to lead Kiev to victory, but to prolong the conflict as long as possible until the Russians get tired of the bloodshed.
However, F-16 may trigger a more terrible conflict. The Kremlin warned that their transfer to Kiev would be considered a nuclear threat from the West, because the aircraft can carry nuclear warheads.
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amazingly the netherlands scrapped the f16 some years ago and the story in the news then was that finland had some interest to buy them. they were replaced by the immense costly joint strike fighter.