Netherlands delivers final two promised F-16's for training Ukrainian pilots


  • World
  • Thursday, 21 Nov 2024

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands has handed the final two of 18 promised F-16 fighter jets to a training facility in Romania, where Ukrainian pilots and ground staff are being taught to fly and maintain the planes in battle, the Dutch Defence ministry said on Wednesday.

The Netherlands, which has also promised to deliver 24 F-16s directly to Ukraine, has been one of the driving forces behind an international coalition to supply Ukraine with F-16s to strengthen its air defence against the Russian invasion.

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