Washington/Kyiv, May 3 -- The US State Department has approved a potential $310.5 million sale to Ukraine for F-16 training, sustainment, and related equipment, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced Friday.
The news, just announced by the State Department in its notification to the US Congress, marks the first such action in favour of Kyiv by the Trump administration, which has been highly critical of the Ukrainian administration.
The package covers aircraft upgrades, personnel training, maintenance support, spare parts, and ground handling gear. It also includes classified and unclassified software, technical manuals, studies, and US government and contractor support for engineering, logistics, and technical...