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(Student A)
So, as a Ukrainian,

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I'm obligated to protect
my country by the Constitution.

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However, as a nationality,

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this is from my heart
that we fight for our homeland,

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our families, our kids.

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So, therefore,
we are training here.

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We're fighting in Ukraine
just for one reason,

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to keep our country
independent and strong,

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and that our kids will not
fight this war instead of us.

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(Instructor)
So, in this training phase,

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we have two different courses
we're running.

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We're training experienced
fighter pilots

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and we're western standardizing
them. So those are pilots

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that have already flown
frontline fighters in combat

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and we're converting them
to western standards,

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getting them ready
to go on to the F-16 OCU.

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And then we also are training
inexperienced pilots,

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so pilots that have never flown
on a frontline fighter before.

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And we're doing a NATO standard
phase three phase four

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fighter lead-in training
for them.

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And the whole premise behind
the course is to take students,

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familiarize them with basic jet
handling and maneuvering,

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and then, on a low-cost
jet trainer aircraft,

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give them all the fundamentals
about basic fighter tactics

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to Western standards so that
when they go to the F-16,

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they already have the core
foundations of how to execute

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in a jet aircraft tactically

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and then could easily transition
to the F-16 conversion

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and then on to their
frontline units.

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(Student B)
I'm really excited

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about this plane because, like,

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as I said, it's the new level.

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All the avionics
this can give us, like,

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this superiority with,
all the western and the, like,

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western missiles,
western platform

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for fighting the Russians.
You know, in our, like,

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post-Soviet, platform,
it's much harder

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because we have, like,

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all this that Russians
also have.

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And, it's much better to have

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this great Aircraft
to fight Russians.

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And like, we'll have much more
chances to win this war,

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like, much faster.

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(Instructor)
So, after they complete

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the training here,
they will move on

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to their operational
conversion unit,

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which is being held at various
locations around the world

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and they will go on to the F-16
at those training bases

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and be converted
to that aircraft

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before heading back to Ukraine.

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(Student A)
When I'm talking

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about differences,
I can say, easily,

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it's a 180 degrees
opposite philosophy.

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While the Western procedures
are designed more

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for centralized planning
of course,

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but decentralized execution,

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so pilots should make
their decisions in the air.

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(Instructor)
So, Canadian aviation training

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history in Canada
goes back a long way.

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That starts with collaboration
between industry and military

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dating back to World War II

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with the British Commonwealth
Air Training Plan.

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Canada is unique with regards to
its ability to train aviators.

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There's not many places
in the world that have geography

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such as Canada
with open airspace,

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tons of operating areas,

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the climate that allows,
that mimics,

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in the summer, very nice,

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in the winter,
extreme weather patterns

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that allow aviators to train

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in intense and challenging
environments.

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And by conducting
this training in Canada,

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we're able to tap into
all of those challenges

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that end up making
great aviators

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that are able to go operate
on the front line.

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So for that reason,
Canada is a great spot

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and is positioned well
to conduct training

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to feed into our NATO
and worldwide allies

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around the world
and produce great aviators.