Ukraine to Receive Six Additional F-16 Fighter Jets From the Netherlands
The Netherlands has halted discussions on the potential sale of six F-16 fighter jets to Draken International, with which the country signed an agreement in 2021.
Most importantly, these six aircraft will increase the number of those machines that the Netherlands is already preparing to transfer to Ukraine. This will bring the total number of these airplanes the country is preparing for delivery to Ukraine to 24.
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The Netherlands will provide six more F-16 fighter jets, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said on Monday in a post on platform X.
No time frame for the delivery was provided. Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said on X that Ukrainian aerial superiority is “essential for countering russian aggression.”
In addition to the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Norway have also pledged to transfer F-16s to Ukraine.
Recall that earlier, the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev, stated that “in the upcoming military aid packages, Ukraine expects to receive F-16 aircraft and missiles with a range of 300–500 kilometers.” Regarding the missiles, it could involve both AGM-158 JASSM and ATACMS or the Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG.
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