F-16s To Ukraine Will Take Several Months, Kendall Says

U.S. F-16s fly alongside Ukrainian Su-27s during a 2011 exercise.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
While the U.S. and its partners have agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots on Lockheed Martin F-16s, the jets’ delivery will take several months as the Pentagon determines how they can be sourced, the head of the U.S. Air Force says. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, speaking to reporters May...
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.

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