An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 85th Test Evaluation Squadron shoots an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile over testing ranges near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 19, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hoskins)
On June 8, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that the delivery of American-made F-16 fighter jets will start immediately after the resolution of “technical issues.”
“It will happen. I said this and will say this again, F-16s will happen, but it’s necessary to resolve all technical issues. It’s not an easy process,” the minister said on Ukrainian 1+1 TV.
Kuleba went on to say that the so-called “fighter-jets-for-Ukraine coalition” is “strengthening,” without providing any further details.
United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan revealed on May 20 that Washington will train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s and cooperate with its allies to deliver the fighter jets to Ukraine. The decision was officially announced by President Joe Biden the next day, at a news conference following the G7 summit in Japan.
It is still unclear which countries will be supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, or how many could be donated to the country.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak and his Dutch counterpart, Mark Rutte, agreed on May 17 to build the “jet fighter coalition” for Ukraine. On May 20, Portugal and Denmark also declared they will join the initiative.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics, and now produced by Lockheed Martin.
Designed as an air superiority day fighter jet, the F-16 evolved into a successful all-weather multiroler with the capability to carry and deploy a wide range of precision-guided air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions.
The West’s decision to supply Kiev with F-16 will make up for some of the losses the Ukrainian Air Force sustained after the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
Nevertheless, the F-16s will not likely provide any real advantage. In addition, the supply process could consume so much resources and take a lot of time, as Ukraine lacks the trained personnel and the infrastructure to operate the American fighter jet.
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ukraine is currently suffering casualty counts not seen since ww2 so it’s hardly surprising the delivery of f16s is being called into question. at this rate there won’t be any fighting age males left by the end of the month…
ci sono sempre le donne ucraine senza figli da poter inviare in prima linea come carne da cannone ! oppure ci sono ancora i giovani maschi delle scuole medie da poter usare come carne da cannone ! prima o poi la russia finirà quei cazzo di droni-missili-bombe -razzi ! l” importante non è vincere contro la russia ! l” importante è tenerla impegnata in una lunga guerra di logoramento ! se la russia vince lo stesso usa-uk-ue-nato poi scappano via come hanno fatto in afghanistan !
no doubt by design. poroshenko received the rand corporation instructions, back in may 2014 for the genocide and ethnic cleansing of the ukraine population. now they have virtually erased the gene pool, one way or another. why doesn’t the nwo like white nations who follow the christian orthodox religion?
any decent military analyst will ask one question: how is a 45 years old f16 better than a mig 31 as an aerial attack platform ??? answer: cocalanski piano faggot consumed already all available soviet planes from planet earth and pass to another stock. that will be also depleted as fast as possible…..
and who are going to fly those f-16? inexperienced ukranian pilots or nato? in fact, it doesn’t matter, they will become flying coffins as soon as they approach the front line.
soon to be chicken fried polacks. chicken kiev as we call it. he he he 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 soon enough that shitty little failed terrorist rump state of ukraine will cease to exist.
the f16s took a long time to arrive. don’t you find that strange ? the reason is commercial. uniquely. because nato is not very sure that they are going to win against the russians defense. nato doubts the success of his f16 planes. then, because all the countries buying planes would not have bought any more. and sales of combat aircraft would have been won by competitors. the f16s are here. but they send missiles from very far away. that, they don’t tell you.
send elite nato soldiers, especially the ones from middle east.
le persone idiote stupide ed ignoranti non capiscono che la russia è una vera super-potenza militare ed economica-industriale ! usa-uk-ue-nato possono invadere solo piccole nazioni indifese per esempio : yugoslavia -iraq-libia-somalia -yemen -panama -libano -eccetera ! per la cronaca i soldati mercenari statali o privati i paesi usa-uk-ue-nato li hanno già mandati in ucraina a combattere contro i russi ! sono tutti morti questi soldati oppure sono rimasti invalidi o feriti !
you can’t solve outdated and outgunned.
you cant fix stupid either, and yet here we are, watching ukrorcs diminishing population hurl themselves onto bayonets in the misguided belief that its hurts russia. but good news!! soon the failed terrorist rump state of ukraine will cease to exist!!! he he he 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
even f16 wont save the ukro nazis from military defeat. they will be swatted like flies. russian anti air systems are too advanced for f16 to dodge.
are they trying to find some that are actually in working order? in the meantime, defender 2023, and what is the purpose of the exercise? remember, 14 july 2014, when the nato exercise on aviation ended and what happened that day? 2015 and 2016, they wanted to take out khaliningrad, but, russia said no. electric jamming saved the days. 2022, ns! and ns2 were taken out on the last day. so what false flag has been planned for 2023?
this is going to be hilarious. how many f16 will russia destroy before the usa goes straight to tactical nukes and gets itself turned to ash by sarmat? one thing is for certain…. that shittly little terrorist rump state of ukraine will soon cease to exist. he he he 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆