• BombOmOm@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    63
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    10 months ago

    The biggest thing F-16 will provide to Ukraine is the fact it has been integrated with so many different weapons already. Almost any western nation can just ship their weird domestic flavor missile and there is a damn good chance it will just work with the F-16.

    Why? Because F-16 was so highly produced and so cheap that almost every western country owns F-16 and has integrated their weapons with it already.

    • Buelldozer@lemmy.today
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      10 months ago

      I agree with you. The F-16’s primary value to Ukraine will be as a fully NATO integrated missile truck.

      A dogfight or three will inevitably occur but they’ll be a “Wrong Place / Wrong Time” happenstance rather than designated Air Combat scenarios.