CNN —The US has committed to approving the transfer of F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine as soon as training is complete, according to a US official.
The plan is to make sure Ukraine has the fighter jet it has long sought the moment its pilots complete training on the F-16.
A one-page training concept from the Danish Ministry of Defense laid out a six-month plan to prepare pilots and ground crews to operate the fighter jet.
But the US has yet to receive a formal training plan to familiarize and prepare Ukrainian pilots for the fourth-generation fighter jet.
Even so, Ukraine said Wednesday that it didn’t expect to receive F-16s until sometime next year.
Persons:
Antony Blinken, Biden, ” Blinken, John Kirby, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, ”, ” Kirby, Yurii Ihnat
Organizations:
CNN, Ukrainian Air Force, Reuters, Danish Ministry of Defense, National Security
Locations:
Ukraine, Denmark, Netherlands, Ukrainian, American