Denmark to send Ukraine first F-16s in summer, Netherlands in fall, Dutch defense minister says

On 6 May, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren announced at a joint briefing in Vilnius with her Lithuanian counterpart that the Netherlands plans to start sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine this autumn, following Denmark’s scheduled summer deliveries, according to Delfi.

‘We have everything scheduled for the project, which is to train Ukrainian pilots, train maintenance personnel and hand over the aircraft themselves. We have a training center in Romania on the plan, where we are also helping to start training Ukrainians. Now they are being trained in Denmark, the USA and other countries,” Ollongren said, as per Delfi.

The prescribed plan by the allies implies first deliveries by Denmark this summer:

“And if we manage to stay on this path, and Ukraine has everything working, of course, in their own country, the first aircraft will be delivered by Denmark this summer. And we hope to take part in the deliveries from the autumn with our F-16s,” said Kajsa Ollongren.

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