PARIS (Reuters) – The first U.S.-made F-16 combat aircraft the Netherlands is donating Ukraine will arrive in Romania’s training centre within two weeks, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday.
“I expect the Patriot missiles to be delivered shortly, to aid Ukraine in the upcoming winter. And the same speed applies to the F-16s,” Rutte during a video conference with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“The first ones will be shipped to the training centre in Romania within the next two weeks so that day we will get ready for further training,” he added.
Denmark, Norway and Belgium have also announced they will give F-16 jets to Ukraine.
“What is happening now in Gaza and the terrorist attack on Israel and all the follow-up from that will not, shall not and cannot distract us from what is happening between you and Russia, the fact that you are fighting off the Russia aggression,” Rutte said.
Never say Denmark, Belgium, and Norway didn’t help Ukraine in a significant way.
For anyone about to complain about them only getting the jets now, it’s not that simple.
Training for the F-16 requires proficiency in English, training in simulators, training on dedicated trainer jets, then finally getting your ass in a viper’s cockpit.
This means they’re getting ready for the final stage of training.
I wonder if the imminent arrival of F16s is the reason why we’re seeing big uptick in AA being targeted recently. Especially in Crimea.
We should also get more shells just in because it would ve nice to have a newer stock to have the old ones can go to ukraine
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PARIS (Reuters) – The first U.S.-made F-16 combat aircraft the Netherlands is donating Ukraine will arrive in Romania’s training centre within two weeks, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday.
“I expect the Patriot missiles to be delivered shortly, to aid Ukraine in the upcoming winter. And the same speed applies to the F-16s,” Rutte during a video conference with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“The first ones will be shipped to the training centre in Romania within the next two weeks so that day we will get ready for further training,” he added.
Denmark, Norway and Belgium have also announced they will give F-16 jets to Ukraine.
“What is happening now in Gaza and the terrorist attack on Israel and all the follow-up from that will not, shall not and cannot distract us from what is happening between you and Russia, the fact that you are fighting off the Russia aggression,” Rutte said.
Never say Denmark, Belgium, and Norway didn’t help Ukraine in a significant way.
For anyone about to complain about them only getting the jets now, it’s not that simple.
Training for the F-16 requires proficiency in English, training in simulators, training on dedicated trainer jets, then finally getting your ass in a viper’s cockpit.
This means they’re getting ready for the final stage of training.
I wonder if the imminent arrival of F16s is the reason why we’re seeing big uptick in AA being targeted recently. Especially in Crimea.
We should also get more shells just in because it would ve nice to have a newer stock to have the old ones can go to ukraine