I saw the latest brag article implying that the Ukraine is getting F-16's and researched a long post detailing exactly what kind of F-16's and more details about when they would be actually delivered (in my research, I kept finding 2022 and 2023 dated articles saying 'soon').
My thread post is long and detailed, but here's my summary:
The Ukraine is to receive a trickle of older 4th generation rebuilt F-16's to be delivered by 2028, with the first to begin arriving the end of the year. Since the Ukraine lacks sufficient air defense, the F-16's which trickle in (after the war is lost?) would require a new airfield to be constructed under Russian enemy fire near the border, making F-16's sitting ducks - the airfield and F-16's would soon be reduced to craters.
The Ukrainian Air Force Wanted Four Squadrons Of F-16s. It’s Finally Getting Them.
Forbes ^ | May 28, 2024 | David AxePosted on 5/29/2024, 6:58:57 PM by MinorityRepublican
Just another splendid example of why politicians should never be allowed within parsecs of real-world projects to make anything but most especially war.
JMHO this bunch of F-16's is most likely to wind up actually doing little but add to some crooked politicians' bank rolls. The actual airplanes and their pilots will most likely never make it anywhere at all but feature film files of the next War Boondoggle.
Been there, done that a couple of times myself.