Canada's purchase of NASAMS for Ukraine, valued at $406 million, has been delayed due to funding issues from the United States, as reported by the Edmonton Journal more than a year ago. Concurrently, Ukraine is facing challenges in integrating F-16 fighter jets, with delays affecting the delivery and training of Ukrainian pilots. A new training center in Romania, located at the Fetesti air base and also used by NATO allies, has been established to prepare Ukrainian pilots to operate F-16 warplanes. According to the New York Times, 12 pilots are currently undergoing a 10-month training program in Denmark, the UK, and the United States, and should be ready to fly F-16s by this summer. Despite these efforts, Ukraine is expected to receive only the first six of the promised 45 F-16s by July, highlighting the difficulties in fulfilling the commitments made by European allies, as reported by @jakesNYT.
โก๏ธ12 Ukrainian pilots should be ready to fly F-16 fighter jets by this summer, but there is a shortage of planes, The New York Times reported. By the time the pilots return to Ukraine, only six F-16s will have been delivered out of the 45 fighters promised by European allies. https://t.co/zz1hmFwFmB
Ukraine could deploy F-16s as soon as July โ but only a few, @jakesNYT reports. https://t.co/ktPGeq6REg
Ukraine faces delays and challenges in integrating F-16 fighter jets https://t.co/7X2kCCYYy3 https://t.co/I34Rz8O9GG
A new training center in Romania, created to teach Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 warplanes, is awaiting the arrival of Ukrainian pilots. The Fetesti air base, where the center is located, is also being used by NATO allies for training on fighter jets. Although 12 Ukrainian pilotsโฆ https://t.co/a54cXzEgwQ
#Ukraine may receive F-16s as early as July, but only a few of them Ukrainian pilots are getting trained. The 12 pilots should be ready to fly F-16s by this summer after 10 months of training in #Denmark , the #UK and the United States. ๐ฐ New York Times https://t.co/BA9ActRtQK
๐บ๐ฆโ๏ธ "In July, Ukraine will receive the first six F-16", - NYT โ๏ธAbout 45 fighter jets were promised in total, butย delivering them and training pilots proved more difficult than expected. https://t.co/XWLwjRu2nr
๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ NASAMS purchased by Canada for Ukraine cannot yet be transferred due to funding problems from the United States, - Edmonton Journal โ๏ธThe order, worth $406 million, was made more than a year ago and has still not been completed. https://t.co/3MmQXdyvVg