Fights between F-16s of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces may begin in the skies over Ukraine and Russia

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In the West, discussions on the topic of transferring military aviation to Ukraine for further confrontation with Russia do not stop. A tank coalition from among the donor countries of Kyiv has already been formed, so the possibility of a similar aviation coalition cannot be ruled out.

In this case, as transmits The Spanish edition of El Pais, Kyiv wants to immediately receive 24 fighters to form two full-fledged squadrons. The needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be satisfied by the American F-16, the French Rafale and the Swedish Gripen. Moreover, Lockheed Martin Corporation stated before that that it was ready to supply the required number of F-16s to countries that would transfer any of their aircraft to Ukraine.



According to its flight, technical and other characteristics, the F-16 will suit the APU best of all. In this regard, an operational situation may arise when air battles begin to take place in the Ukrainian and Russian skies between the specified products of the US military-industrial complex and the fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces (MiG-31, Su35S, Su-30 and other samples of similar aircraft), and we are not alone in their assumptions.

So, the founder of the Fighterbomber aircraft project said in an interview with the publication Pravda.Ruthat the F-16 is one of the simplest and cheapest "classmates" in service with the United States, and it will fit perfectly for Ukraine, "because it can bomb, and work through the air, and everything that is needed." But in order to learn to the level of a cadet, “not to fight, but to fly”, it will take at least six months, and engineers, special equipment and aviation weapons are also needed.

It's long. But it all works, if they didn't send them to retrain much earlier.

- the expert noted.

Therefore, it is possible that not Ukrainian pilots, but mercenaries, former F-16 pilots from other countries, may be at the controls. But a lot will depend on the "minced meat", including the weapons of the F-16, which, most likely, will be the best.

If there are mercenaries, it will be a hard kill. Everything will depend on the tactical situation at the time of the actual battle - because both sides will use their air defense in their own interests. <...> And, despite our advantage in the number of aircraft, it will not be easy for sure

He summed up.
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    1. Video 2
      Video 2
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      29 January 2023 18: 40
      I don’t understand aviation, but I understand: F-16 in conjunction with: Patriot and Irist + American spy satellites will bring a lot of trouble
    2. 1945
      1945
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      29 January 2023 19: 25
      It's not about air battles, Soviet aircraft cannot carry modern Western weapons. And the F-16 can carry just about anything. Guided bombs, anti-radar missiles, long-range missiles. For example, Poland has JASM ER missiles for its F-16s, these missiles can reach Moscow undetected. If Ukraine gets the F-16, it will be very dangerous.
    3. Dust
      Dust
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      29 January 2023 20: 26
      Here they will receive these aircraft, they need airfields, places of deployment, repair bases ... If they take off from Polish airfields on combat missions. Then most likely, Russia will strike at Polish airfields. There is nowhere to place in Ukraine. Almost all airfields have been destroyed...
      1. rotkiv04
        rotkiv04
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        29 January 2023 22: 06
        Quote: Dust
        Here they will receive these aircraft, they need airfields, places of deployment, repair bases ... If they take off from Polish airfields on combat missions. Then most likely, Russia will strike at Polish airfields. There is nowhere to place in Ukraine. Almost all airfields have been destroyed...

        will not inflict, do not hope. It should have been inflicted for a long time, because there are more than enough reasons, but the Kremlin’s conspiracies are simply not capable of this
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    4. Dmitry Volkov
      Dmitry Volkov
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      29 January 2023 22: 06
      That's right, those Litaks with Avax can create a lot of problems, because. radars on WWI don’t help much, and target designation will be from avaks, here they can nightmare our videoconferencing from low altitudes, the question is how to detect a litak at an altitude of 50 meters and at a distance of 500, and so we need A-100, which we don’t have .. .A-50 sees cars, but it doesn’t see litaks with interference ... sadly. Even free hunting won't help. I just thought that we need our own AWACS drones over Ukraine, we need to discuss the topic soldier
    5. Ivan Ivanych 68743684
      Ivan Ivanych 68743684
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      29 January 2023 22: 32
      and if you destroy the airfields, and destroy them qualitatively, of course they can use the Polish airfields, and this will mean that Poland will officially enter the war against Russia, and this will untie our hands, and we will already be able to destroy the Polish jump sites
    6. Panasyuk-Pupkin
      Panasyuk-Pupkin
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      29 January 2023 22: 33
      Quote: Dust
      Here they will receive these aircraft, they need airfields, places of deployment, repair bases ... If they take off from Polish airfields on combat missions. Then most likely, Russia will strike at Polish airfields. There is nowhere to place in Ukraine. Almost all airfields have been destroyed...

      And where, then, for 11 months already, planes of the Ukrainian Air Force have been CONSTANTLY taking off and landing? Listen to less Konashenkov’s tales.
    7. Panasyuk-Pupkin
      Panasyuk-Pupkin
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      29 January 2023 22: 35
      Quote: 1945
      It's not about air battles, Soviet aircraft cannot carry modern Western weapons. And the F-16 can carry just about anything. Guided bombs, anti-radar missiles, long-range missiles. For example, Poland has JASM ER missiles for its F-16s, these missiles can reach Moscow undetected. If Ukraine gets the F-16, it will be very dangerous.

      They can carry weapons, but depending on which one. Not everything.
    8. Anton Kuzmin
      Anton Kuzmin
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      30 January 2023 11: 49
      The author of the article has some idealistic ideas about an air war in the area of ​​\u16b\uXNUMXbthe best air defense in the world. There will be no dogfights, with extremely rare exceptions. for "A rare F-XNUMX will fly to the middle of the Dnieper"! :)
    9. Watching
      Watching
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      30 January 2023 15: 51
      Quote: Anton Kuzmin
      idealistic ideas about air warfare in the area of ​​\uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbthe best

      And what do you see here as an idealistic idea? At the beginning, there was "complete dominance of the Russian Federation in the airspace of U". Where is it? Crimea is securely closed by the "cap of the best air defense in the world." Where is he? Bomb "decision centers". Indeed? "Ukraine will receive tank junk, scrap metal from NATO", haha ​​..! Laughing is long gone.
    10. Flight
      Flight
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      31 January 2023 10: 07
      One gets the impression that someone in the Russian Federation can prevent this ...