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**Chris** · 21-08-2023, 17:09

There are suggestions going around today that they may have been training for up to 3 months already.

The main constraint for Denmark and the Netherlands has been the delivery schedule for their new F-35s which they are now starting to receive in quantity. This allows them to retire their F-16s. The Biden administration is still vainly trying to play Great Powers with this crisis and is dragging its heels on its own training offer as it has on granting approval of the jets’ transfer to Ukraine. But regardless of whatever they eventually offer with regards to training, the approvals for the Danish and Dutch transfer of these F-16s has been signed, and I suspect, if they thought they had managed to delay the appearance of these planes in theatre until early next year, they are in for a surprise.

21-08-2023, 17:09	#2592
Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,118	Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine There are suggestions going around today that they may have been training for up to 3 months already. The main constraint for Denmark and the Netherlands has been the delivery schedule for their new F-35s which they are now starting to receive in quantity. This allows them to retire their F-16s. The Biden administration is still vainly trying to play Great Powers with this crisis and is dragging its heels on its own training offer as it has on granting approval of the jets’ transfer to Ukraine. But regardless of whatever they eventually offer with regards to training, the approvals for the Danish and Dutch transfer of these F-16s has been signed, and I suspect, if they thought they had managed to delay the appearance of these planes in theatre until early next year, they are in for a surprise.