Ukrainian pilots are already learning to fly F-16 aircraft using flight simulators, Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, has told the news telethon.
"Information about the training of our pilots is very non-public, our partners do not want to talk about it, they just do their job, and our pilots are training. They are already flying on aircraft simulators. It's not a simulator, it's actually a full-fledged aircraft that fully replicates all the functions of the F-16," Ihnat said.
According to the Air Force spokesman, the next stage will include flights with instructors on real aircraft.
Ihnat added that new groups of Ukrainian pilots who will be sent to learn to fly F-16s are already being formed.