Taiwan Officers Head To US For Viper Training: How Long Does It Take The USAF To Train Ally F-16 Pilots?

When it comes to Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and training of allied pilots for the American-made General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon (AKA the “Viper”) fighting jet, the media focus has been on Ukraine, and understandably so, as Ukraine is using their newly acquired Vipers in their ongoing (and seemingly never-ending) fight against the so-called “special military operation” inflicted by Vladimir Putin’s revanchist Russia.