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  • Former British Air Commander Makes The Case For Sending Fighter Jets To Ukraine

    02/11/2023 5:15:31 PM PST · by Zhang Fei · 67 replies
    Radio Free Europe ^ | February 08, 2023 18:10 | Vazha Tavberidze
    Now, in terms of the military impact, an F-16 is still a very capable platform: It has a good radar, it can fly well above the majority of the Russian sound systems in the area apart from the very, very specialized ones. It has a weapons system tied to that radar that can engage the vast majority of Russian aircraft long before they can attack it. The F-16 doesn't have quite the same stealth characteristics of something like an F-35 and an F-22. But I've fought against the F-16. I've had the odd trip in one, but I've also fought...