Ukrainian pilots are breaking from Soviet-era tactics and learning to fly with a Western mindset

Take off in formation, fly low, navigate by terrain—Ukraine’s F-16 trainees finished a UK course Russia helped design

Ukraine's future F-16 pilots are taught to fly without GPS from the earliest stages of UK training, Business Insider reported. Russian electronic warfare on the front line has made map-and-terrain navigation a primary combat skill, not a backup. The British Royal Air Force adapted its course for that reality. Jamming and signal interference define daily combat across the Ukrainian front line. Ukrainian and Russian forces both blanket the airspac…

Ukrainian F-16 Pilots Train Low-Level Flying Without GPS Against Russian Electronic Warfare

Ukrainian military pilots are increasingly training to operate without reliable GPS navigation as Russian electronic warfare systems continue disrupting signals across the battlefield, according to a report published by Business Insider on May 6. The shift reflects a growing reality of modern warfare in Ukraine, where GPS jamming has become so widespread that flying without stable satellite navigation is no longer treated as an emergency scenari…

Ukrainian pilots are breaking from Soviet-era tactics and learning to fly with a Western mindset

Before Ukrainian pilots learn to fly the F-16, they receive early-stage training in the UK.AP Photo/Efrem LukatskyBusiness Insider visited a Royal Air Force base where Ukrainian pilots receive early-stage flight training.The course sharpens the pilots' flying skills before they move on to more advanced F-16 training.Among the RAF instructors' tasks is helping the Ukrainians shift from Soviet to Western thinking.In front of a British Royal Air Fo…