Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted August 25, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 25, 2023 WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The United States will begin flight training for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in October, the Pentagon announced on Thursday. The training will begin after the pilots receive English language training next month, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said. The flight training will take place in Arizona, Ryder added. Several pilots and dozens of aircraft maintenance crew will take the training, Ryder added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Back when the Soviet union fell the US and Russia had joint exercises where they could ride in the opponents plane. The plane the Russians most wanted a go in was the F16. It's a pilots plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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