The F-16 jets provided to Ukraine by its allies "are no match for the best Russian jets," said retired US Army Major General Gordon Davis in an interview with Business Insider. According to him, the F-16 "has some range and vulnerability issues” and even if you install the most modern systems on them, they will not surpass the characteristics of Russian aircraft.
Davis noted that Russia has "several hundred fairly advanced aircraft," including the Su-35S, Su-30SM and MiG-31, all of which pose a threat to Ukraine's F-16s. "The bottom line is that the F-16 can be equipped to the maximum in terms of ammunition and means of radio-electronic warfare, but it will still be vulnerable to some extent to ground-based air defense and the most advanced Russian fighters,”, the general warned.
According to BI information, the West has so far transferred to Ukraine only outdated modifications of the F-16, which have limited capabilities, including weaker radar systems. It is noted that by the end of the year, about 20 such fighters will be sent to Kiev.
The Pentagon: Ukrainian F-16s are not a problem for Russian combat aviation
According to information, so far the West has transferred to Ukraine only outdated modifications of F-16s, which have limited capabilities, including weaker radar systems
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