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To: Bookshelf
There is reporting already that Russian jets do not come close to the border with Ukraine for fear of being attacked by a variety of missiles. How will the arrival of American jets change that. Can we assume that they are to be used to attack not only Russians in Ukraine, but Russians in Russia?

It depends on which version of the F-16 radar they are getting. If it's the original radar then the F-16's aren't going to matter. No one flies over enemy territory so there aren't going to be any dog fights. If they get the upgraded radar it will matter a lot. Right now the biggest threat the Ukrainians face from Russian aircraft is the medium range missile fired from Russian helicopters. The Ukrainians can't see them coming so they can't counter them. The F-16 radar would eliminate at least half of that problem.

I'm pretty sure the Ukrainians are getting the F-16A variants. Those originally came with the shorter range radar. Most of the countries that bought that variant upgraded the radars when the new version became available. I don't know if Denmark and the Netherlands upgraded theirs though.

The other change that the F-16's will bring is the ability to select targets and program missiles in the air. Right now most western missiles fired from Soviet aircraft have to be programed on the ground before being loaded on the aircraft.

10 posted on 10/22/2023 3:36:45 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: SeeSharp

What airfield these F-16s gonna for from?3


23 posted on 10/22/2023 7:30:04 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: SeeSharp

If they get the upgraded radar it will matter a lot


Yes that is the version they are getting - upgraded to latest NATO standards.


32 posted on 10/23/2023 3:35:55 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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