Where will Ukraine's F-16s come from and how will pilots be trained?

Kyiv’s quest for Western-made fighters was handed a major boost of May 19, when US President Joe Biden backed international plans for Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) pilots to be trained to fly the long-desired F-16 Fighting Falcon and for European operators of the multi-role fighter to transfer their ‘Vipers’ to Ukraine. Ukraine has stepped up calls to its Western allies to provide modern fighter aircraft to the UkrAF in a bid to enhance its ability to project combat airpower over