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Next Delivery of Danish F-16 Aircraft to Ukraine Set for This Year

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Next Delivery of Danish F-16 Aircraft to Ukraine Set for This Year

By the end of 2024, Ukraine is set to receive another batch of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark

The first aircraft was delivered to Ukraine in August, with Denmark committed to supplying a total of 19 fighter jets, according to the DR.

“An additional F-16 will be delivered in the second half of 2024,” Denmark’s Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen confirmed.

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Danish F-16 fighter jet
Danish F-16 fighter jet / Photo credit: Office of the President of Ukraine

For reasons of operational security, the exact number of aircraft and the delivery date remain classified, according to Denmark’s Defense Minister.

"It is for the sake of operational security," Poulsen said.

F-16 of the Royal Danish Air Force
F-16 of the Royal Danish Air Force / Illustrative photo credit: Flyvevaben

As reported by Defense Express, Ukraine received its first F-16 fighters in July, and a training center in Romania has already prepared the first group of pilots.

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