US Approves Up to $350 Million in Ukraine F-16 Training, Support

May 2, 2025, 9:12 PM UTC

The US State Department approved F-16 fighter-jet training and services for Ukraine worth up to $350 million, signaling that the White House will keep supporting Kyiv in the fight against Russia despite President Donald Trump’s impatience to end the war.

The approval by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which still needs Congressional signoff, covers services including personnel training, modifications, repairs, ground handling and software upgrades, it said in a statement Friday.

Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets, made by Lockheed Martin Corp. and supplied by NATO nations including Denmark and the Netherlands, are among traditional weapon systems the country sought from the ...

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