Des F-16 de l’armée de l’air portugaise lors d’un exercice de l’OTAN en Lituanie, le 23 mai 2023
Politico: U.S. says F-16s will arrive in Ukraine ‘towards the end of the year’
The comments signal that the Biden administration is feeling a new sense of urgency to deliver the warplanes as quickly as possible.
The Biden administration expects American-made F-16 fighter jets will arrive in Ukraine near the end of this year, a top spokesperson said, signaling that U.S. officials are feeling a new sense of urgency to deliver the warplanes as quickly as possible.
“Now look, the F-16s will get there probably towards the end of the year,” John Kirby, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, said on Fox News on Thursday
“But it’s not our assessment that the F-16s alone would be enough to turn the tide here.”
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WNU Editor: Wow! It looks like There is now an urgency in the U.S. to deliver the warplanes to Ukraine as quickly as possible.
But will it make a difference?
Probably not …. Former F-16 pilot says he would not want to fly missions over Ukraine right now, arguing ‘there is no fighting chance’ (Business Insider).
U.S. Says Ukraine Will Be Receiving F-16s By The End Of The Year
Ukraine Could Be Getting F-16s Way Ahead of Schedule — Newsweek
F-16s For Ukraine: US ‘Moves Rapidly’ To Transfer Fighting Falcons To Kyiv By End Of The Year – US NSA — EurAsian Times
Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Now Pushing To Deliver F-16s “As Fast As Possible” — Warzone/The Drive
Kirby: Ukraine to receive F-16s by end of year — Kyiv Independent