Ukraine’s air force could soon have a new weapon to use against Russia in the skies: the F-16. The Biden administration’s decision to authorize the transfer of F-16 aircraft and provide pilot training to Ukraine could change the tide of the war by the year’s end. What could a stronger Ukrainian air force mean going forward?

An air force brigadier general and a Ukrainian air force spokesman describe what it will take to get Ukrainian pilots battle-ready.

0:00 Could F-16s change the war?
1:29 Ukrainian air force
3:35 The F-16 and a pilot trainer
6:09 What’s next?

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