Pentagon Pressed On F-16 Training Program: How Many Ukrainian Pilots Will Be Ready This Summer?
Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder was asked about the F-16 training program for Ukrainian pilots.
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00:00Also to follow up on Ukraine and f-16s how many pilots does the u.s.
00:05And it's allies and the UDCG expect to be ready
00:10To fly f-16s this summer, so that's really a question. That's best addressed by Ukraine
00:15You know what they're they should be the ones to talk about pilot management in terms of the overall size of their fleet their overall size
00:23of their pilot cadre and what their expectations are in terms of
00:27How they're going to implement that program our focus is on working
00:32With the air capability coalition to identify what their requirements are and then meeting those requirements and as you know
00:39Training being conducted both in Arizona and in Denmark
00:42There's the capacity to conduct additional training at other locations
00:46You know that are being prepared in Europe because again, this will be a long-term proposition in terms of supporting them through the air
00:54capability coalition
00:57Tom
00:59Pat any update on the