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There are maybe 25 F-16s that can be spared for Ukraine and not much more than a few thousand active airframes. Nobody wants to lose a $20M fighter to a $100k m
by fwungy 4y ago
There are maybe 25 F-16s that can be spared for Ukraine and not much more than a few thousand active airframes. Nobody wants to lose a $20M fighter to a $100k missile.
Combat flight missions are too dangerous to risk on a rush trained pilot.
- greedo 4y ago1. These are not "rush trained pilots." Most of the candidates have seen more combat than USAF pilots. 2. The USAF has over 500 F-16 in service that are being replaced by the F-35. There are over 3000 F-16s in service worldwide, and it's still in production, so spare parts (and new airframes) are going to be available for a long time. 3. Ukraine doesn't need 100s. They need 24-36, enough to equip two full squadrons and have a small training squadron.