This takes time, as Ukrainian pilots must learn to use them, as well as maintain them
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the Pentagon is studying the feasibility of providing fighter jets to Ukraine, although these efforts are in the very early stages. This is reported by Bloomberg.
The Pentagon's efforts, which Kirby said, are focused on the supply of American aircraft, not ex-Soviet jets. Therefore, Ukrainian pilots must undergo training on these fighters, as well as maintain them.
With that in mind, Kirby added, “So it's not something that's going to happen anytime soon.”
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The words of the spokesman of the National Security Council were confirmed by the correspondent of the Pentagon's foreign policy department, Lara Seligman, on her Twitter.
“The Ministry of Defense is conducting “some preliminary studies” regarding the potential supply of fighter jets to Ukraine, says Kirby. But this will not happen soon, given how difficult their operation and maintenance are. Confirms what the US Air Force has been hinting at for the past few days,” wrote Lara Seligman.
NEW: DOD is making “some preliminary explorations” into potentially providing fighter jets to Ukraine, Kirby says. But it's not going to happen soon bc of how complex they are to operate and maintain.
Confirms what USAF has been hinting the past few days.
— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) July 22 , 2022., which includes four command and staff vehicles; four more HIMARS MLRS and ammunition for them; 36 thousand 105 mm artillery shells; 580 Phoenix Ghost tactical unmanned aerial systems; 3,000 units of anti-tank weapons; components and spare parts.
Let us also recall that Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser to the US president, during a speech at a security forum in Aspen on Friday, July 22, said that the US is currently not ready to provide missiles to Ukraine ATACMS, which have a range of up to 300 km and are suitable for HIMARS MLRS.
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