The jets will help Ukraine supress Russian air-defense systems and may ease the strain on the country’s own air defenses by intercepting cruise missiles.
Boeing said the companies that produced the parts with quality problems acted quickly to fix them, and it is moving to finish building the final test jets.
Following the death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, Moscow is now bringing the mercenaries under its control and rebranding them as the Africa Corps.