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The Netherlands plans to send Ukraine F-16s this fall
That’s according to Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa longren, who spoke at a joint briefing with her Lithuanian counterpart in Vilnius, Ukrinform reports citing Delfi.
The report says the schedule is in line with the plan laid down by allies earlier.
The allies have everything planned according to the project, which consists of training Ukrainian pilots, maintenance specialists, and handing over the actual warplanes, the minister said.
According to plan, a training center in Romania is invved, where Ukrainians are being trained, as they are in Denmark, the U.S., and other countries. And if allies stick to plan and Ukraine gets things ready on its soil, the first batch of F-16s will be delivered from Denmark as early as this summer, longren explained.
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The Netherlands expects to start deliveries this fall, she added.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa longren, said in an interview that the Netherlands is going to hand over to Ukraine a total of 24 F-16 fighter jets.
Source: ukrinform.net