A view from ground level of a fighter jet taking off from a grassy field with flowers.
A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 takes off from an undisclosed location.
  • Ukraine recently received its first batch of long-awaited F-16s from its NATO partners.
  • A US Air Force squadron had to reprogram the electronic warfare systems on the fighter jets.
  • The aircraft needed to be adjusted so they could be effective against evolving Russian threats.

A US Air Force squadron was tasked with reprogramming the F-16 fighter jets donated to Ukraine so they could battle evolving Russian threats with electronic warfare.

The 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron, an element of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, recently worked with the Danish and Norwegian militaries to support the long-awaited delivery of F-16s to Ukraine, the Air Force said on Monday.