F-16 ‘Viper’ deliveries continue to Ukraine

After the initial batch of second-hand F-16AM/BM Block 15MLU (Mid-Life Upgrade) Fighting Falcon fighters were delivered to the Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) in late July (see Vipers finally join Ukraine’s war effort, AFM, October 2024, p6-7) it is thought that at least one additional batch has been supplied by its Western supporters.On the night of September 16, six former Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16AM/BM (MLU) fighters assigned to the Volkel-based No 312 Squadron departed their home base, heading to