The Netherlands
announced that it will send a new batch of F-16s to Ukraine in the coming weeks / months. How many aircraft will be delivered in this batch is unknown at this point.
Ukrainian pilots continue to train on the platform in Denmark
, Romania
, USA
and Canada
, with additional pilots learning to fly the BAE Hawk (a lead in fighter) in Britain.
F-16s are quickly becoming a vital cog in Ukraine's air defense network. They're largely being flown in western and central Ukraine, in airborne air defense role, allowing Ukraine to move more of their tier 1 and tier 2 air defense platforms further east, to defend Ukrainian military and civilian infrastructure being targeted in places such ad Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odessa.
The F-16s are highly capable of intercepting Russian long range drones and cruise missiles. The West has provided Ukraine with a high volume of older AIM-120, AIM-7 and AIM-9 missiles that ideal for use in an air defense capacity. A typical load out might see a Ukrainian F-16 carry 6 missiles in an air defense role. Flying in pairs, the F-16's are launched when Russian drone waves and missile attacks are detected. Combined, a single pair of F-16s is capable of intercepting 12 aerial targets (not counting the use of their gun), which allows for precious and costly ground based interceptors to be saved for saturation attacks and to be used against Russia's most advanced missiles.
The Netherlands will deliver another batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2025, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Jan. 31.
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announced a new military commitment to Ukraine, valued at $2.5 billion usd. It comes in the form of a 15 year, 0% interest, loan to be used for the purchase of air defense systems and interceptors, as well as the repair of Western made equioment that has been donated / sold to Ukraine. The air defense equipment will be purchased from international markets and will span across multiple systems and capabilities. This is part of Britain and Ukraine's new 100 year defense agreement that they signed in December. 
aslo announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $206 million usd. In keeping with Finland's previous contributions, the contents of the military aid package have not been disclosed. That said, Finland has been routinely sending MBTs, IFVs, artillery systems, spare barrels, artillery shells, ATGMs, etc, etc to Ukraine since the outset of the war.
