Reznikov said in a television interview that six months of training is considered the minimum for pilots, but it is not yet known how long it will take to train aircraft mechanics.
Training Ukrainian pilots to fly US F-16 fighter jets has begun but will take at least six months and possibly longer, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said today, two days after a US official said the F-16s would be flown to Ukraine once the pilots were trained. its pilots.
Reznikov said in a television interview that six months of training is considered the minimum for pilots, but it is not yet known how long it will take to train aircraft mechanics.
Ukraine wants the advanced US-made warplanes so it can counter the air superiority of Russia, whose forces invaded the country in February 2022.
“So to have reasonable expectations, set at least six months in mind, but don’t be disappointed if it’s longer,” he told Kanal 24 presenter Adriana Kucer, who posted the interview on her YouTube channel.
A US official said on Thursday that Washington had approved sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands for its defense against Russia as soon as pilot training is completed.
Reznikov said he would not give details on where and when the training is taking place.
The training also includes learning technical terminology, as the usual basic level of English is insufficient, he noted.
Source :Skai
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