President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the F-35 and F-16 fighter jets, as well as the U.S.-made Patriot missile defense system, during a private meeting at the White House.
Ukraine was given approval Thursday to use its U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to strike deep inside Russian territory.
Ukraine’s newly arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display by President Zelensky, who said the planes will boost the country’s war effort.
The Netherlands said Ukraine will be free to use F-16s to attack targets within Russia as the Kremlin has warned of “fatal consequences”.
Ukraine will reportedly need to wait up to an additional half year before receiving the F-16 fighter jets promised to the country by Denmark.
Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to celebrate the indictment of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on corruption charges in remarks this week suggesting that his removal from the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee would make it easier for Turkey to purchase American F-16 fighter jets.
Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation after a midair collision between two warplanes that killed three pilots.
The Pentagon announced Thursday it is ready to train Ukrainian aircrew to fly F-16 fighter jets at a National Guard base in Arizona as soon as this October.
President Volodymyr Zelenksy claimed the Netherlands will send all its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine after meeting Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
The U.S. has given approval for the Netherlands to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch defense minister said Friday, although no timeline was given for delivery or training of the required combat pilots.
The Pentagon dismissed the idea of sending advanced U.S. fighter jets to Ukraine in a recent letter to a bipartisan group of senators, saying the move would be cost prohibitive and take too long to be beneficial for Ukrainians as they continue their war with Russia.
First came the main battle tanks, now for air superiority. Kyiv will push its Western allies for fourth generation fighter jets such as the U.S.-made F-16 after securing supplies of heavy armor, an adviser to Ukraine’s defence minister outlined Wednesday.
Tensions have flared up between historic enemies Turkey and Greece following accusations that Greece is training terrorists, with four Turkish F-16 aircraft violating Greek airspace two days after the Greek coastguard fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel.
