They must have arrived in Ukraine. They do not need to have been flown yet.
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Norway has confirmed it's donating F-16s as well.
We originally had 57 planes, but 13 of those were considered too expensive to make operational again and would be used for spare parts or as museum pieces.
Of the remaining, 32 were sold to Romania and 12 were supposed to go to the US based Draken International. The government is now cancelling the deal with Draken, freeing up the 12. Sources have told the major Norwegian newspaper VG that between 5 and 10 planes can be donated, likely closer to 5. Prime minister Jonas Gahr Støhre commented that the number of jets and timeline for delivery would be announced later, noting it's a long term effort to build a modern Ukrainian air force.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norway-becomes-third-country-donate-f-16-jets-ukraine-broadcaster-tv2-2023-08-24/
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/l305O3/lover-ukraina-norske-f-16-kampfly
https://www.nrk.no/urix/norge-gir-f-16-jagerfly_-_-en-historisk-avgjorelse-1.16527948
Do the jets have to arrive in UKR or is it sufficient for them to have been officially gifted / bought?
Do they need to be operational?
Does there need to ba qualified pilots?
Let's say the jets are being upgraded and or restored in another country prior to delivery, as seems likely, would that count?
Netherlands + Denmark main countries making offers rn. Netherlands only has 18 on hand with 24 more that will only be retired im 2024. Denmark says it won't transfer until its F-35s arrive in 2024.
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-ukraine-f16-training-f35-2affe4143ce2debeef486285ac1f8904
https://www.politico.eu/article/f-16-jet-to-ukraine-will-take-time-pilot-training/