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Natalia Kiselova on F-16: A balance must be found

Since it is first about protecting the lives of the pilots who operate the aircraft, and secondly, the safety of national security, so a balance must be found

Apr 30, 2025 22:51 58

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"A balance must be found", Parliament Speaker Natalia Kiselova told journalists on the topic of the F-16, BTA reported.

After the aircraft landed, a deviation was detected in the operation of one of the systems, which does not mean that the aircraft is broken, said Air Force Commander Major General Nikolay Rusev at a briefing on the F-16 Block 70. He specified that while the aircraft is being accepted in its technical part, this deviation will be included in the standards, so that the flight acceptance of the aircraft can be carried out normally at a later stage.

"Since it is first about protecting the lives of the pilots who operate the plane, next comes the safety of national security, so a balance must be found," said Natalia Kiselova.

When asked what she thinks this balance should be, she replied: People's lives. And next, of course, to preserve the plane. I think this will be corrected. It's not a matter of drama.

Natalia Kiselova is in Koprivshtitsa, where this evening, with the dawn on the central square "20 April", the celebrations dedicated to the 149th anniversary of the announcement of the April Uprising begin.