US to transfer 12 trainer aircraft to Vietnam in 2024-2027

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Brigadier General Sarah Russ speaks at a press conference in Hanoi, December 9, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Vu Anh

 

A U.S. Air Force general said Friday that the U.S. will transfer 12 T-6 trainer aircraft to Vietnam between 2024 and 2027.

 

"Three T-6 trainers are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2024, the next two-three aircraft will be transferred by the end of that year, and the remaining six-seven in 2027," said Brigadier General Sarah Russ, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

 

"We are very pleased to coordinate with Vietnam's Air Defense - Air Force to train technicians for the aircraft maintenance program," she said at a press conference held at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.

 

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