U.S. Needs To Train More Ukrainian F-16 Pilots, Lawmakers Say

An F-16 at Morris Air National Guard Base, Arizona, where the U.S. Air Force trains international pilots on the Fighting Falcon.

Credit: Air National Guard
The U.S. Air Force needs to prioritize Ukrainian pilots over those from other nations for F-16 training, as the current pace is too slow for what is needed, a bipartisan group of lawmakers argue. Eleven lawmakers, led by House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence leaders Reps. Mike Turner (R...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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