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The training center will be officially opened \u201cin the near future,\u201d the ministry added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Netherlands and Denmark are in charge of coordinating European efforts to provide Ukraine with F-16 capabilities, and the U.S. defense company Lockheed Martin will provide training support and help maintain the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch government has said it will make 12-18 F-16s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/08\/18\/ukraine-will-get-f-16-fighter-jets-from-dutch-danes-after-us-agrees\/\" target=\"_blank\">available for training purposes<\/a>, with the aircraft remaining the property of the Netherlands and solely flying in NATO airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F-16 instructors will use those jets in a refresher course. They will then train Romanian and Ukrainian pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Netherlands has also set a goal of teaching Ukrainian personnel how to maintain F-16s. The Dutch government said in August that training had already begun in the U.K. and Denmark. The U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/10\/26\/ukrainian-pilots-begin-f-16-training-in-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed<\/a> it started training Ukrainian military pilots on the F-16 in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch government in August also promised to provide Ukraine with F-16s, but insisted a number of conditions are met, including that enough Ukrainians are trained to operate the jet and that infrastructure at Ukrainian airfields is made suitable to operate the fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Netherlands is buying a total of 52 F-35 jets to replace its fleet of F-16s, with the planned last flight of the latter in 2024. 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