![]() ![]() But it's not going to be available anytime soon and President (Volodymyr) Zelenskiy, of course, knows that," Ollongren said. And I think.that's what the Ukrainians also see." "When the war is over Ukraine has to be able to defend itself to deter Russia from trying again. While adopting F-16s will not impact the war in the short-term, it will bring Ukraine more in line with NATO military capabilities, which "is very important for the future," Ollongren said. The U.S.-backed training program will include Belgium and Luxembourg, while France and Britain have offered assistance, she said. Denmark, where there are flight simulators, is a possible location to host the program.Ī final decision has not yet been taken on a request from Kyiv to supply dozens of F-16s, Ollongren said. She said the aim would be to have the training programme fully operational within six months. And we'll see if that's realistic" for the start of the training programme, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren told Reuters in an interview. Previously, the Netherlands had said it aimed to start training Ukrainian pilots "as soon as possible", but had stopped short of specifying when such training could get under way. NATO allies the Netherlands and Denmark are leading an international coalition to train pilots and support staff, maintain aircraft and ultimately supply F-16s to Ukraine. VOLKEL AIR BASE, Netherlands June 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian pilots could begin training to fly U.S.-manufacture F-16 fighter jets as soon as this summer, the Dutch defense minister has told Reuters, a first step toward supplying Kyiv with a powerful, long-term capability in its war with Russia. F-16 adoption will bring Kyiv closer to NATO weapons standards.official: basic F-16 training possible within four months Two batches of 12 Ukrainian pilots to start course - source.Target to have full program running in six months - minister.Each of them also flies a different jet fighter (based on real aircraft) equipped with a powerful, rapid fire main cannon as well as a screen-clearing smart bomb style attack, although you only get two of these per life. The US pilot is predictably cocky (“I’ll fly anywhere at anytime!”), the Japanese one is all business (“Next mission…”), the crazy Swedish guy just laughs each time, and the British pilot is only interested in his bit of skirt (“Enemy took my bride”). Before play begins you are given the option of choosing from four pilots, each representing a different country, and each possessing a different attitude in their outbursts in the between-level cut-scenes. Like most of the Psikyo games that followed, Aero Fighters is a vertical scroller, on this occasion a military-based one. Not all of Psikyo’s great shmups drew inspiration from Aero Fighters (perhaps more commonly known by its Japanese name of Sonic Wings), but all of them owe it a debt. ![]() Shortly after its completion, he and a few colleagues left to form the now legendary Psikyo who went on to create some of the finest vertical scrollers seen during the remainder of that decade and beyond, including such classics as Strikers 1945, Gunbird, Sengoku Blade, and Zero Gunner. Obviously it wasn’t the work of just one person, but having a significant role in its creation while working at Video System was a certain Shin Nakamura. By: Video System / Tecmo Genre: Shooting Players: 1-2 Difficulty: Hardįeatured Version: Arcade First Day Score: 191,600 (one credit)Īs any self-respecting shmup fan knows, now and then comes a game that, despite not being hugely remarkable in itself, goes on to prove very important in the genre at large. ![]()
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