Riddick3001@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoUpdate: Netherlands and Denmark to donate up to 61 F-16 fighter jets to Ukrainewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down11
arrow-up1166arrow-down1external-linkUpdate: Netherlands and Denmark to donate up to 61 F-16 fighter jets to Ukrainewww.theguardian.comRiddick3001@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareJVT038@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·1 year agoWhile any aid is good aid IMO, I do wonder how much will this contribute to the liberation of Eastern Ukraine? I mean, 61 isn’t that much right?
minus-squareivanafterall@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-21 year agoConsider that as of 2022, Russia apparently had about 87-90 each of the MiG-29/31, and only 6 of their newest MiG-35. So adding (up to) 61 F-16s is no small reinforcement.
minus-squareOoops@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-21 year agoNobody actually cares much for the jets per se . It’s the capability to fire NATO supplied missiles properly (the jury-rigged setups for their MiGs right now is often very limited) that is the valued bonus of getting F-16.
minus-squareexpected_crayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoThat’s nearly a 10% increase in Ukraine’s aircraft, and it’s a much more advance jet than they currently fly. If used properly this could be huge.
While any aid is good aid IMO, I do wonder how much will this contribute to the liberation of Eastern Ukraine? I mean, 61 isn’t that much right?
Consider that as of 2022, Russia apparently had about 87-90 each of the MiG-29/31, and only 6 of their newest MiG-35.
So adding (up to) 61 F-16s is no small reinforcement.
Nobody actually cares much for the jets per se . It’s the capability to fire NATO supplied missiles properly (the jury-rigged setups for their MiGs right now is often very limited) that is the valued bonus of getting F-16.
That’s nearly a 10% increase in Ukraine’s aircraft, and it’s a much more advance jet than they currently fly. If used properly this could be huge.