Ukraine will produce 12 F-16 aircraft by the end of 2024. The upcoming deliveries of the aircraft will remain pending the preparation of pilots.
The RBC-Ukraine F-16 material is on the way. If Ukraine rejects guilt, there will soon be an effect at the front.
According to the opinion of the great engineer from the Antonov Design Bureau, Kostyantin Kryvolap, the first 20 pilots can normally serve one standard squadron at the warehouse 12 one.
“I think there’s a lot to be gained from flights in the 6+6 configuration. In principle, it’s possible to have up to 18 flights, but that means a lot of pressure. Some pilots need to raise their aircraft at the latest attacks, land on another airfield. , I’m still saving up to 12 flights,” – the expert has confirmed.
What will the supplies be like
Further deliveries are also related to the preparation of the cast warehouse. And, let’s face it, the situation is not even clear. From one side a training base in Rumunia appeared, simulators were being imported there, the Netherlands were transferring flights for training, but the center had not yet been requested for the world. “If you send pilots there without a combat trial, you can spend no less than 9 months,” adding Krivolap.
F-16 for Ukraine
As President Volodymyr Zelensky previously confirmed, Ukraine will need no less than 128 rich vinischuvachs of the F-16 type. As of today, our partners declared a target of delivery of close to 80: Denmark – 19 ltak, the Netherlands – 24 ltak, Belgium – 30 ltak, Norway – 6 ltak.
Moreover, deliveries of the aircraft will take an hour i. According to the words of President Zelensky, there is “a solution for 10-20 guilty people.” As Bloomberg writes in a letter to the Dzherel, Ukraine will expand by 6 units until the end of the summer and by 20 units until the end of the year.
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