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Ukraine's air force has gotten good at fighting on the run, and Russia's military can't catch up, top US general says (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But still, Russian planes have longer radar and missile reach, at least some of them. That might still be a problem.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

No single weapon system or platform will drastically change this war. While the F-16 is a huge upgrade over what they have, it's no silver bullet. Just as with the Challengers and Leopards, they wil lose some F-16 once they go into service.

The main goal is to reduce those losses and every single crew member saved is a tiny victory in this horrible war. Survivability going up is a worthwhile upgrade for sure.