U.S. To Help Train Ukrainian Pilots On F-16s

Brian Everstine Steve Trimble May 19, 2023

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Credit: U.S. National Guard
President Joe Biden informed world leaders on May 19 that the U.S. supports an international effort to train Ukrainian pilots on the Lockheed Martin F-16 and other fourth-generation fighters, the biggest move yet in the country’s quest to receive the multirole fighter. Biden’s statement at the G7...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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