The Canadian government will transfer two more flight simulators to Ukraine to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s pilot training and skills maintenance.

The Department of National Defence of Canada stated this.

Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, made a corresponding statement during the Ramstein-format Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting.

Canada doubled the number of simulators transferred for the needs of the Ukrainian Air Force, bringing the total number to four.

The Canadian Department of National Defence notes that as of today, as the Ukrainian F-16 fleet is growing, additional simulators will reduce the load on real fighter jets.

Militarnyi previously reported that Canada had announced the allocation of CA$440 million (about $305 million) in military aid to Ukraine.

As part of the new aid, Canada will allocate CA$200 million to the Czech initiative to purchase and deliver large-caliber ammunition to Ukraine, in addition to the CA$53 million already allocated.

Another CA$100 million will be used to purchase Ukrainian-made drones based on the Danish model, an investment in Ukraine’s military production.

Replenishment of the Ukrainian F-16 fleet

As previously reported, Denmark has already handed over most of the promised F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as part of its military assistance. The rest of the combat aircraft will be delivered to the Ukrainian Air Force in the near future.

As of November, the Ukrainian Air Force had 6 Danish F-16 multirole fighters.

Denmark has pledged to provide Ukraine with a total of 19 F-16 aircraft, which had been upgraded under the Mid-Life Update (MLU) programme in the 2000s.

On February 6, it was reported that Ukraine had received a new batch of F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands.

The number of transferred aircraft was not disclosed. In total, the Netherlands has pledged to provide 24 fighter jets to Ukraine.