Gen. Charles Brown, the chief of staff of the US Air Force, said US officials were considering training Ukrainian pilots as part of a future support package. The military chief said Washington and other Western governments are discussing Ukraine’s “long-term plan for how to build their air force and the air force they will need for the future.” This could include, for the first time, NATO fighter jet missions as Ukrainian pilots continue to defy the odds and remain airborne in their fight against the Russian invasion. Speaking at a security conference in Aspen, General Brown said it was unlikely that Soviet-made MiGs would be given to Kyiv because it was too difficult to get spare parts from Russia. “There are a number of different platforms that could go to Ukraine … it will be something non-Russian. I could tell you that,” he said. “But I can’t tell you exactly what it will be.” General Brown raised the prospect of US fighter jets, Swedish Gripen jets, Eurofighter Typhoon and French Rafale fighters as possible options.
