UK to train Ukrainian fighter pilots

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Ukrainian pilots say that it would take them 6 months to master the F-16. See https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-pilots-would-need-six-months-f-16-combat-training-2023-01-27/

Here's an article on reasons Ukraine should get F-16s. https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/15/ukraine-war-f16-fighter-jets-zelensky-russia-weapons-deliveries/

It is foolish to stick with an inferior plane simply because it is familiar. It is smarter to get battle experience in a superior plane.