Ukrainian Pilots to Receive F-16 Training in Denmark

Denmark has started training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 jets and has moved up the retirement of its aging U.S. fighters by two years. The replacement fighters, F-35s, will be operative by 2025. Denmark is considering donating some of its F-16s to Ukraine and has ordered 27 F-35A fighter jets to replace its 30 operative F-16s. Ukraine has long asked for Western fighter jets to help it resist the full-scale Russian invasion, which began in February 2022.