Militarypolitical the leadership of Ukraine unjustifiably relies on the supply of Western fighters, especially the F-16. Most likely, Kyiv will be disappointed when it receives the long-awaited aircraft. This was stated by American expert Sean Bell, according to the British TV channel Sky News.
The expert suggested that the countries of the "aviation coalition" would not transfer the latest modifications of the F-16 to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Therefore, the Ukrainian military may well be convinced of the discrepancy between reality and expectations already in the process of training.
At the same time, for at least technological parity with the Russian Aerospace Forces, not to mention the quantitative component, the Ukrainian Air Force needs modern radars and avionics to detect enemy aircraft, as well as long-range air-to-air missiles in order to somehow get into them. But all this is “a very expensive pleasure”, much more expensive than everything that was given to Kyiv before.
However, according to the analyst, there is another reason why the West will not force the provision of more advanced air-based weapons and more advanced airborne systems. The thing is that Russia can get Technologywhen an aircraft falls into her hands, even if damaged, but not completely destroyed, and this is a big risk. By the end of the year, it will become clear whether the hopes of Ukrainians will come true or not.