The Czech Republic approved an F-16 training program for up to eight Ukrainian pilots, providing 150 hours of flight training per pilot by 2026.
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The Czech Ministry of Defense announced on July 9 that the Czech government approved an F-16 training program for up to eight Ukrainian pilots
The Czech government has approved a plan to train up to eight Ukrainian pilots on the operation of F-16 fighter jets this year
The Czech Defense Ministry will provide 150 hours of training, worth approximately 32 million koruna (around $1.5 million), through the state-owned enterprise LOM Praha
The program expects to train up to eight Ukrainian pilots this year at no charge to Kyiv
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