The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russian invaders as soon as pilot training is completed, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

Ukraine has actively sought the U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to help it counter Russian air superiority.

Washington gave Denmark and the Netherlands official assurances that the United States will expedite approval of all necessary third-party transfer requests of F-16s to Ukraine so that Ukraine will get F-16s when the pilots are trained.

Denmark and the Netherlands, the two countries leading the training coalition, had recently asked for those assurances.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent letters to his Danish and Dutch counterparts assuring them that the requests would be approved, the official said.

"I am writing to express the United States’ full support for both the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and for the training of Ukrainian pilots by qualified F-16 instructors," Blinken said in a letter to the two officials, a copy of which was seen by Reuters.

Blinken said, "It remains critical that Ukraine is able to defend itself against ongoing Russian aggression and violation of its sovereignty."

He said the approval of the third party requests would allow Ukraine to take "full advantage of its new capabilities as soon as the first set of pilots complete their training."

U.S. President Joe Biden had endorsed training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in May but no timing for the supply of war planes had been given so far.

BoldBrainz:
The US is sadly just keen on prolonging this war. And my annoyance is that Ukrainian clown who's letting the West use his land for their experimental warfare with Russia.

ivolt:

Not everybody fancy master-slave relationship like Africans.

Logic dictates that the one engaging in aggressive warfare is the one prolonging the war.
The war could literarily end in a day, if the aggressor just pack up and go home.

Unfortunately for Russia propaganda or blackmail cannot win this war.

ivolt:

Not everybody fancy master-slave relationship like Africans.

Logic dictates that the one engaging in aggressive warfare is the one prolonging the war.
The war could literarily end in a day, if the aggressor just pack up and go home.

Unfortunately for Russia propaganda or blackmail cannot win this war.

Mynd44:
Why F-16s and not F-22s?

The US is planning to scrap its F-22 fleet anyway. Kuku send them to Ukraine.

ATEAMS:
People are hungry....

nautybride:
It's well.
Power drunk people suffering their citizens. Like some will say; When two elephants are fighting - the grasses feel it the most.

Mynd44:
Why F-16s and not F-22s?

The US is planning to scrap its F-22 fleet anyway. Kuku send them to Ukraine.

BigDawsNet:


F-22 cost double price

Mynd44:
Why F-16s and not F-22s?

The US is planning to scrap its F-22 fleet anyway. Kuku send them to Ukraine.

Mynd44:

What cost? They are planning to scrap the whole fleet in the first place

hammerT:
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NATO caused this war by knowingly declaring in Romania their plan to add Ukraine.



Russia dont want America base.nextdoor.


We have American Base in Niger, how safe are we if America can be calling for military action because military displace civilian in Niger.


Those military base are for regime change.

Mynd44:
Why F-16s and not F-22s?

The US is planning to scrap its F-22 fleet anyway. Kuku send them to Ukraine.

samonak:
F-22 by law, is not to be exported to another country not even their strongest ally - Isreal. Though the F-35 can be exported.

CoronaVirusPro:
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Game changer!

The US should just give them limits too to wreck massive havoc. Newly trained pilots cannot be good with that beast.

Putin needs to be praying now that the F-35’s don’t later take to the skies. 🤣🤣🤣

TimeMachine2:


What are you on to? Russia has shown to the world how an expensive junk 🇺🇸 military hardwares are.
We have been hearing games for like 7th times. Like storm Shadow missile, like leopard II, like switch blades, like HIMARS and like everything sent to Ukraine, the F 16s or F 35, or F 22 or whatever are going to burn 🔥, they'd burn with brightest and glowing flames.

CoronaVirusPro:


Do you have any idea about how many Russian tanks Himars roasted?

So what do you think has been holding Ukraine till date? AK-47’s.

Remember, Russia is still struggling in Ukraine as of date, and those military hardware’s you listed has been a torn on their flesh.


Imagine a country losing soldiers more than America lost in 20 years of Afghan war. Shouldn’t that tell you alot?

Washington
CNN
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Russia has been thwarting US-made mobile rocket systems in Ukraine more frequently in recent months, using electronic jammers to throw off its GPS guided targeting system to cause rockets to miss their targets, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN.

Ukrainian military officials, with the US’ help, have had to come up with a variety of different workarounds as it continues to use the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) which has been perhaps the most revered and feared piece of weaponry in Ukraine’s fight.

The medium-range rocket systems were hailed as a game changer in the conflict and have played a key role since the moment they arrived in Ukraine last summer, including in last year’s offensive that allowed Ukraine to take back significant swaths of territory from Russia.


But in recent months, the systems have been rendered increasingly less effective by the Russians’ intensive blocking, five US, British and Ukrainian sources tell CNN, forcing US and Ukrainian officials to find ways to tweak the HIMARS’ software to counter the evolving Russian jamming efforts.

TimeMachine2:





https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/russia-jamming-himars-rockets-ukraine/index.html

From CNN!