Ukraine F-16 training

Zelenskyy marks Air Force Day with video tribute to Ukraine’s pilots and air defense crews

On Aug. 3, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked Air Force Day of Ukraine’s Armed Forces by thanking service members who repel daily Russian attacks and destroy enemy targets.

3 August 2025, 12:15 PM

Ukraine and Czechia agree on F-16 pilot training collaboration

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala held a meeting in Uzhhorod on May 20, resulting in agreements on cooperation, particularly in the training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16 fighter jets, Shmyhal said on X.

20 May 2025, 07:18 PM

RAF prepared 200 Ukrainian pilots for advanced F-16 training, says British Embassy

Two hundred Ukrainian pilots have received basic flight, ground and English language training in the United Kingdom as part of the OP Interstorm program, which is necessary to continue advanced flight training on F-16 fighter jets, the British Embassy in Ukraine reported on Facebook on Jan. 1.

2 January 2025, 08:53 AM

F-16s intercept waves of Russian missiles

Ukrainian pilots flying F-16 fighter jets shot down nearly 10 aerial targets during a massive Russian missile and drone attack on Nov. 17, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported.

17 November 2024, 03:40 PM

US to focus on training young cadets for Ukraine's F-16 program

The United States will shift its training of Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots to focus on young cadets rather than experienced military personnel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 17.

17 October 2024, 02:11 PM

F-16 pilots prepare for action with intense daily training

Ukrainian pilots flying F-16 fighter jets, recently provided to Ukraine, are training daily and preparing to counter a variety of enemy air attack, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, discussed the F-16s and Ukraine's air defense strategy in an interview with CNN on Sep. 8.

9 September 2024, 01:03 PM

Ukraine F-16 training