A coalition made up of 11 states will begin to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets in August in Denmark, while a training center will also be set up in Romania. „We hope that we will be able to see results at the beginning of next year,” Denmark’s interim defense minister Troels Lund Poulsen told reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. NATO members Denmark and the Netherlands led an international coalition effort to train pilots and support staff, maintain aircraft, and eventually supply Ukraine with F-16s. Belgium and Luxembourg will also participate in this program, supported by the US, while France and Great Britain are providing assistance. The air forces of the latter and Luxembourg do not own F-16 aircraft. Currently, Romania has 17 F-16 aircraft and will acquire another 32 from Norway.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania International
