He said there are “a lot of open possibilities, including our partners.”
“It’s been in the works, and there’s obviously been interest from Ukraine in getting that kind of capability,” Kendall told reporters at the Defense Writers Group. US personnel will participate in the training alongside allies and partners in Europe. The administration has provided few details of the plan to equip the Ukrainian Air Force with the US-made jets or other fourth-generation aircraft after President Joe Biden announced on Friday the US would support a joint training effort, such as who will provide the aircraft or where it will take place. It will take “several months at best” to get F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Monday.
Air Force F16 taxis on the runway during U.S.-Philippines joint air force exercises dubbed Cope Thunder at Clark Air Base on in Mabalacat, Pampanga province, Philippines.
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