July 23, 2025 - The Ukrainian Air Force has received a fleet of new vehicles to help it operate and maintain its Western-supplied F-16 Viper fighters at dispersed locations around the country. This underscores the challenges Ukraine faces in generating air ...

October 11, 2024 - Unpack the strategic impact of deploying F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. This analysis by CSIS experts outlines the tactical benefits, challenges, and recommendations crucial for enhancing Ukraine’s defense capabilities within the NATO framework.

2 weeks ago - This was confirmed by Ray Piselli, Vice President of International Affairs at Lockheed Martin, who said that the company received a request to set up a training center that will serve Romanian and allied pilots, with the expectation of including Ukrainian pilots as well.

July 1, 2025 - The following month, the air force said it had lost communication with an F-16 intercepting Russian attacks, but that the pilot had managed to eject from the aircraft. Search and rescue teams quickly located and evacuated the pilot, the military said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he had ordered a full investigation into Ustimenko's death.

April 8, 2025 - F-16 aircraft are already in Ukraine, announced President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, at an undisclosed air base, flanked by F-16s on the Day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Aug.

August 1, 2024 - Dutch F-16 fighter jets fly above an airbase in Volkel, Netherlands, in June 2023. Ukraine has received a first batch of U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets to help fight Russian forces, Lithuania's foreign minister and a U.S. official have said.

March 20, 2025 - A new shipment of Western F-16 fighter jets has arrived in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed to journalists on March 19.

September 11, 2024 - The F-16 fighters Ukraine is receiving from its Western partners got a boost in their electronic warfare capabilities from the U.S. Air Force, the service revealed Aug. 26. The Air Force worked with Denmark and Norway to reprogram the EW systems ...

August 4, 2024 - He did not specify how many aircraft ... President Joe Biden first authorised willing European allies to send them to Ukraine in August 2023....

May 2, 2025 - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 training and sustainment, along with related equipment, to Ukraine for $310 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.

August 8, 2024 - US President Joe Biden finally gave the green light to supply Ukraine with F-16s in summer 2023. However, it would take another year before the the Ukrainian Air Force received the first batch of jets.

April 4, 2025 - On March 19, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that a new shipment of F-16 fighter jets arrived in Ukraine. Previously, Ukrainian officials said more F-16 fighter jets are expected to arrive in Ukraine this year.

May 27, 2025 - While the F-16’s arrival elevated Ukraine’s aerial abilities, it has not turned the tide of the war.

August 1, 2024 - The F-16s could carry United Kingdom-supplied Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles with a range of more than 250 kilometers (155 miles), potentially striking targets inside Russia.

August 5, 2024 - The arrival of the jets is a milestone for Ukraine, though it remains unclear how many are available and how much of an impact they will have in enhancing air defences and on the battlefield. Russia has been targeting bases that may house them and vowed to shoot them down.

May 2, 2025 - The State Department said it notified Congress that it has given the nod for a $310.5 million sale to Ukraine that will include services to maintain the aircraft in addition to training and equipment.