
After President Biden detailed plans for the U.S. and NATO allies to provide Ukraine with a “historic donation” of air defense systems, including additional Patriot batteries, U.S. officials on Wednesday confirmed long-awaited F-16 fighters are also being transferred to Kyiv now. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told attendees at the NATO Public Forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that Ukraine is set to begin using Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built F-16s in operations this summer. “I’m also pleased to announce that, as…