{"id":292208,"date":"2024-08-01T05:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T05:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=292208"},"modified":"2024-08-03T05:28:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T05:28:35","slug":"first-f-16-fighter-jets-arrive-in-ukraine-bloomberg-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=292208","title":{"rendered":"First F-16 fighter jets arrive in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kateryna Denisova and the Kiev Independent news desk \u2013 July 31, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Ukraine has received the first batch of fourth-generation U.S.-made F-16 jets, Bloomberg reported on July 31, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

The news comes a year after the allied “fighter jet coalition<\/a>” took shape at the Vilnius NATO summit under the Danish and Dutch leadership.<\/p>\n

The deadline for the transfer of F-16s was late July, the sources told Bloomberg<\/a>. Ukraine received “a small number” of the planes, the sources said.<\/p>\n

Ukraine is expected to receive at least 79 F-16s from the Netherlands<\/a>, Denmark<\/a>, Belgium<\/a>, and Norway<\/a>, with the deliveries to continue in the coming years.<\/p>\n

The fighter jet coalition also pledged to help train Ukrainian pilots<\/a> and technical staff<\/a> to operate the jets.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether the trained Ukrainian pilots will be able to use combat aircraft immediately or the process will take longer, unnamed people told Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

Kyiv is yet to confirm these reports.<\/p>\n

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American air superiority fighter that Kyiv has begged for since the start of the full-scale invasion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although some defense experts do not expect F-16s to become game-changers in the war, the jets may strengthen Ukraine’s air defense<\/a> capabilities and shield the country’s population centers from Russia’s daily bombardments.<\/p>\n

Navy Commander Oleksii Neizhpapa said that the upcoming delivery of F-16s to Ukraine will challenge Russia’s “full dominance”<\/a> of the skies over the Black Sea.<\/p>\n

Denmark and the Netherlands<\/a> indicated that they would allow Ukraine to strike with F-16s inside Russia, although Copenhagen said that such a move would “depend on the circumstances<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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