It now seems only a matter of time before F-16s make their way into Ukrainian hands.
On the other hand, it’s true that F-16s are not the most important form of military assistance that could be given to Ukraine. Donations of F-16s shouldn’t preclude other kinds of assistance of greater immediate value like artillery ammunition, air defense missiles and so forth. The planes certainly won’t impact Kyiv’s forthcoming offensives this spring and summer.
Donations of F-16s shouldn’t preclude other kinds of assistance of greater immediate value like artillery ammunition, air defense missiles and so forth. Indeed, because both sides’ ground-based air defenses are so deadly, even Russia’s more powerful air force has so far had aBut demanding that every weapon be a “game changer” — or be immune to attrition — is an unreasonable litmus test. Any military analyst will tell you it takes a mix of inter-supporting systems to prevail in modern warfare. While combat aviation hasn’t been decisive in this conflict, it’s an important area Kyiv hasn’t been able to modernize.
And while a modest Ukrainian F-16 fleet won’t win the war, it could introduce risks and impose costs to Russia’s own combat aviation operations, help shoot down cruise missiles lobbed at Ukrainian cities, and give Kyiv new land and maritime attack options.low-cost but capable single-engine jet fighter
that entered service more than 40 years ago. The F-16 is less expensive to procure, operate and sustain then a stealth or twin-engine fighters. And it is realistically donatable, while a costly fighter with cutting-edge technologies wouldn’t be.Russia’s newest fighters. But it can employ the AIM-120 missiles Ukrainian pilots need to be able to fight back at beyond-visual range—even if it still would be a tough fight.
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