Canada is cutting another cheque for $60 million to help train Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Wednesday as allies gathered in Brussels ahead of this week’s NATO ministerial meeting.
The contribution announced at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting follows the federal government’s announcement last month of a $15 million donation to pay for civilian pilot instructors from Montreal-based Top Aces Inc.
The F-16s are being donated by Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Canada does not operate the U.S.-manufactured warplane but they are used by Top Aces, a private company that offers a wide range of fighter
