First F-16 fighter jets on their way to Ukraine, to fly 'this summer'
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The long-awaited deliveries of the aircraft could represent a major uplift in capability for Ukraine, which has been largely relying on Soviet-era MiG-29 and Su-27 combat jets to counter Russia’s invasion.
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The long-awaited deliveries of the aircraft could represent a major uplift in capability for Ukraine, which has been largely relying on Soviet-era MiG-29 and Su-27 combat jets to counter Russia’s invasion.
Kyiv is set to receive 78 F-16s from a consortium of NATO countries who got President Biden's permission last year to dispatch the American-made aircraft and train Ukrainian pilots.
At the NATO summit in Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets are being transferred to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands.
