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The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of maintenance equipment for F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, worth an estimated $266.4 million, according to the U.S. Department of Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Ukraine has requested the following equipment and services:
The primary contractors include Sabena (Belgium), Lockheed Martin (TX) and Pratt and Whitney (CT).
The equipment will strengthen Ukraine’s air defense and enhance its ability to counter both current and future threats.
In 2023, Ukraine, with Western support, launched the "aviation coalition" to boost its Air Force. The first batch of F-16s arrived from Denmark and the Netherlands in August and successfully intercepted Russian missile attacks.
A second batch from Denmark recently arrived, and by 2025, Ukraine expects to form a squadron of 8 to 30 F-16s.
Ukrainian pilots are currently training in Arizona and are expected to return by early 2025.
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