How much of a difference will Ukraine’s new F-16s make?

2024-08-04  1034  困难

Frustration about how long it has taken to get the aircraft to Ukraine is intense, says Ben Hodges, a former commander of American forces in Europe. One reason for the delay in providing sufficient numbers of F-16s to make an impact, he says, is a “pitiful” lack of training slots for Ukrainian pilots–a “policy decision by the administration”. Language difficulties have also contributed. Ukraine has excellent, battle-hardened pilots. But F-16s, even these relatively old ones, are both very different and more complex than the Soviet-era Mig-29s and Sukhoi-27s they are used to.

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