United to win: Czech Republic and Ukraine sign agreement to cooperate on F-16 pilot training
During a meeting in Uzhhorod on May 20, they agreed to cooperate in training Ukrainian F-16s and other types of aircraft and helicopters.
This agreement will be accompanied by the development of simulation capabilities and training in Ukraine and the Czech Republic.
The statement emphasized that technical ground personnel will also be trained through the implementation of specific modernization projects.
The prime ministers also confirmed the importance of further increasing military, financial, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
Shmyhal and Fiala confirmed the importance of strengthening cooperation between the defense industry of Ukraine and the Czech Republic through:
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On May 4, during a trip to the Czech Republic, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the creation of a Ukrainian-Czech F-16 school outside Ukraine within the framework of an aviation coalition.
Also, on May 7, Romania and the Netherlands planned to create a joint center for training Ukrainian technical personnel for F-16 fighters. It will be at the Feteşti air base, where the European F-16 Pilot Training Center (EFTC) is located.
The F-16 training center in Feteşti was opened in November 2023 as part of Kyiv's allies' efforts to train Ukrainian pilots on Western-style fighters.
In addition, 200 Ukrainian pilots have already completed basic flight, ground, and language training in the UK before training on F-16 fighters. Royal Air Force instructors taught the pilots general aircraft control, instrument flight, low-altitude navigation, and complex formation flying.
In 2024, the Czech Republic also handed over the first F-16 combat aircraft simulator to one of the Ukrainian tactical aviation brigades.
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