F-16 pilot shoots down six missiles in one flight making history
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In late December 2024, a Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot shot down a record number of missiles during a massive enemy attack. For the first time in history, six targets were destroyed in one combat flight.
This was reported by the Air Force press service on Facebook.
Shooting down a record number of missiles
A Ukrainian pilot said that on the morning of December 13, when Russia launched nearly 200 drones and more than 90 missiles at Ukraine, he managed to destroy six missiles during a combat flight in an F-16 fighter jet.
The Air Force noted that missiles are the main target of the Ukrainian fighter jet. However, intercepting them is not an easy task for a pilot.
"Based on the results of objective control, we have one hundred percent confirmation of the fact that for the first time in history, an American F-16 fighter jet shoots down six cruise missiles in an anti-aircraft battle, two of them with an aircraft gun. And it was done by a Ukrainian!" the press service noted.
This record was also a pleasant surprise for the Americans who trained Ukrainian pilots on these planes.
In 2025, Norway will organize training for Ukrainian Defense Forces pilots and technicians on American F-16 fighters in Portugal.
The US State Department approved the sale of F-16 aircraft maintenance services to Ukraine worth $266.4 million.
