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The Belgian government recently announced that it will provide 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by 2028. However, the final decision will need to be made by the next government since Belgium will hold elections in June. According to public reports, Western countries have already committed to supplying Ukraine with 85 F-16s. It includes 24 from the Netherlands, 19 from Denmark, and 12 from Norway. And ten will be used as spare parts, in addition to Belgium's promised 30 jets.

So far, we have yet to see any official news indicating when Ukraine receive the F-16 fighter jets. However, reports suggest that Ukrainian ground crew have completed their training and returned home. Ukrainian pilots have finished their training in Arizona, USA, and returned to Europe for further training. If things go quickly, the first batch of six F-16 fighter jets will arrive in Ukraine by the end of June.

The United States already provided Ukraine with GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) and JDAM-ER guided bombs, which the F-16 and the Ukrainian Air Force have widely used. According to Ukrainian forces, the GBU-39 has strong anti-jamming capabilities with a hit rate of nearly 90%. Western countries also provided Ukraine with many AIM-120 medium-range air-to-air missiles and AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles, which will become priority long-range strike weapons for the F-16.