The likelihood that the U.S. would train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s in America was always high. Last week, the Pentagon confirmed they’re coming to Arizona this fall.
goals. Dedicating existing F-16 training capacity to Ukrainian pilots/maintainers arguably comes with opportunity-cost to the USAF, even if the 162nd Wing is noted for its international role.about the likelihood that Ukrainian pilots would train in the U.S. - and the possibility that a number have already trained, moving beyond the “evaluation” that they were reported to be undergoing early this year.
But the Wing does not simply host foreign students in Tucson. It also conducts training in individual client nations. The 162nd’s mobile training teams have conducted classes in numerous countries around the world including Poland. A private adversary company would need clearance from DoD and the U.S. State Department to provide Ukraine with training services but that could be obtained if the political will was there. The cadre of highly experienced instructor pilots that these firms have could readily take on such training.
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