UK to start training Ukrainian pilots on NATO aircraft in summer
In the summer of 2023, the UK will begin training Ukrainian pilots on aircraft in service with NATO countries
The British government announced the information.
On the day of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to London on May 15, the UK announced a new military aid package and a program to train Ukrainian pilots.
"This summer we will commence an elementary flying phase for cohorts of Ukrainian pilots to learn basic training. This will adapt the programme used by UK pilots to provide Ukrainians with piloting skills they can apply a different kind of aircraft. This training goes hand in hand with UK efforts to work with other countries on providing F16 jets – Ukraine’s fighter jets of choice," the British government said in a statement.
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