An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 35th Fighter Wing departs Yokota Air Base, Japan, with its afterburner on.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 35th Fighter Wing departs Yokota Air Base, Japan, with its afterburner on.
  • A new video shows how Ukrainian pilots are training to fly F-16s with VR and trainer aircraft. 
  • Some pilots are training in person abroad while others learn the F-16 in between flying combat missions.
  • Ukrainian Air Force pilots are adjusting to differences between their Soviet-era jets and US-made F-16s.

A new video from the Ukrainian Air Force shows how pilots are training to fly F-16 fighter jets with flight simulations, virtual reality headsets, and trainer aircraft — all in between flying their regular missions countering the Russian invasion.