F16s

The U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures, a senior defense official said Friday, adding that the U.S. is increasingly concerned about the growing ties…

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's government said Monday that the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jetshas started and the retirement of Scandinavian country's fleet of aging US fighters has been moved up two years.The replacement fighters, F-35s,…

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands is "seriously considering" sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine but has not taken any final decision yet, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday (May 26). Earlier this week the Netherlands said it wanted…

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III began initiating the Biden administration’s turnaround on providing Ukrainian fighter pilots with training on F-16 jets last month, after European allies told him that they wanted to go ahead with the…

F-16 aircraft fly during a NATO media event at an airbase in Malbork, Poland. (Image: Reuters File)Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov also said that any attack on Crimea will be considered as an attack on Russia.The transfer of…

US President Biden announced on Sunday new military aid worth $375 million for Ukraine, saying the US would provide ammunition and armoured vehicles. That pledge came after the US agreed to allow training on American-made F-16 fighter jets,…

Issued on: 20/05/2023 - 08:04 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Hiroshima on Saturday to join G7 talks, after winning long-sought US support for access to…

The UK and the Netherlands on Tuesday pledged to build an “international coalition" to help procure F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine as the embattled nation continues its bid for the US-made aircraft. However, even if …

Western governments have been wary of leaving their own countries undefended by giving away too much equipment. (File Image: Reuters). Ukraine is seeking the U.S.-made jets as it seeks to press on with its biggest advance for months against…

And the U.S. official did not rule out the possibility of the Biden administration issuing re-export licenses to European militaries, enabling them to transfer their F-16s to Ukraine. Later Tuesday, after Britain and the Netherlands…