On Thursday, January 4, reports the French-speaking public broadcaster RTBF with reference to the Ministry of Defense that the training mission will be held within the framework of the F-16 Coalition, which brings together thirteen countries under the direction of Denmark, the Netherlands and the USA.
"Its [educational mission] goal is to give the Ukrainian Air Force fighter-bombers of this type, older models, A (single) and b (double), built in the 1980s and 1990s, and prepare staff capable of using these planes for these planes for Fighting the Russian invasion, " - the message reads. Belgium will place two F-16b planes in Denmark in Denmark.
It is reported that this educational mission is aimed not only at the preparation of Ukrainian pilots, but also by technicians and missions from Ukraine. Ukrainian pilots will be trained in several countries, including Romania, Denmark, the United States and the United Kingdom. On Wednesday, January 4, Norway also announced that she sent two F-16 fighter jets to Scriststrup aircraft in Denmark to train Ukrainian pilots.
The Ministry of Defense of Norway reported that the head of the department Bjorn Aryld Gram was conducting a test flight on a double F-16 model before sending the planes to Denmark. We will remind that Brigade General Alexander Tarnavsky told how the F-16 fighters will affect the situation at the front. He noted that the Armed Forces had no force and means to counteract the air forces of the Russian Federation during the summer counter -offensive in 2023.
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