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Aug 2024
55m 30s

F-16s Over Ukraine

MODERN WAR INSTITUTE AT WEST POINT
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After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian government began asking its international supporters to provide it with combat aircraft. By 2023, a number of NATO members had agreed to provide training on the US-made F-16 to Ukrainian pilots, and last summer it was announced that a number of F-16s would be provided to Ukraine. Now, the fir ... Show More
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