The minister did not specify the initial size of the programme. Two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the training would begin with two groups of 12 Ukrainian pilots, already experienced flying Soviet-era MiGs. But it's not going to be available anytime soon and President (Volodymyr) Zelenskiy, of course, knows that," Ollongren said. And I think.that's what the Ukrainians also see." "When the war is over Ukraine has to be able to defend itself to deter Russia from trying again. While adopting F-16s will not impact the war in the short-term, it will bring Ukraine more in line with NATO military capabilities, which "is very important for the future," Ollongren said. The U.S.-backed training program will include Belgium and Luxembourg, while France and Britain have offered assistance, she said. Denmark, where there are flight simulators, is a possible location to host the program.Ī final decision has not yet been taken on a request from Kyiv to supply dozens of F-16s, Ollongren said. She said the aim would be to have the training programme fully operational within six months. And we'll see if that's realistic" for the start of the training programme, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren told Reuters in an interview. Previously, the Netherlands had said it aimed to start training Ukrainian pilots "as soon as possible", but had stopped short of specifying when such training could get under way. NATO allies the Netherlands and Denmark are leading an international coalition to train pilots and support staff, maintain aircraft and ultimately supply F-16s to Ukraine. VOLKEL AIR BASE, Netherlands June 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian pilots could begin training to fly U.S.-manufacture F-16 fighter jets as soon as this summer, the Dutch defense minister has told Reuters, a first step toward supplying Kyiv with a powerful, long-term capability in its war with Russia. F-16 adoption will bring Kyiv closer to NATO weapons standards.official: basic F-16 training possible within four months Two batches of 12 Ukrainian pilots to start course - source.Target to have full program running in six months - minister.Three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.One solo cross-country flight of at least 75 nautical miles total distance, with landings at a minimum of three points, and one segment of the flight being a straight-line distance of at least 25 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations and. 10 hours of solo flight time in a helicopter, consisting of at least.3 hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test in a helicopter,.
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