Two Ukrainian pilots are undergoing simulator assessments on attack aircraft in the U.S., more than a month after Ukraine requested the U.S. provide F-16 fighter jets.
is reportedly evaluating two Ukrainian pilots for skills with attack aircraft, including F-16s at an Air Force base in Arizona.
The pair of pilots are taking simulator assessments this week, and the U.S. could accept as many as 12 pilots for the program, according to NBC. U.S. military trainers are reportedly seeking to both expand the pilots' skills and evaluate how long it would take to fully train Ukrainian pilots on certain equipment.
"The program is about assessing their abilities as pilots so we can better advise them on how to use capabilities they have and we have given them," an administration official told the outlet. News of the program comes weeks after Ukrainian officials pleaded with the U.S. and Germany to provide fighter jets for their war effort. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to
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