US approves transfer of first F-16s to Ukraine

The US government has given permission for the Netherlands and Denmark to donate a number of F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcons to Ukraine. Following an announcement by the US State Department, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embarked on a whistle-stop tour of the countries which are to hand over the jets. As per the deal, Denmark has announced it will donate 19 examples of its F-16AM/BM (MLU) fleet to the Ukrainian Air Force, with five due to be handed over before the