Ukraine will receive six more Dutch F-16s than originally planned with an eventual total of 30 instead of 24
August 29, 2024
Ukraine will receive six more Dutch F-16s than originally planned with an eventual total of 30 instead of 24
by UpgradedSiera6666
8 comments
And the last twelve…? Pretty please?
OK but when? The last F-16s were already planned for 2026 if I remember correctly
thats how we roll. you lose one we send 6 more
Barely an inconvenience
That’s nice, but let’s be honest, Ukraine will need a lot more, they are going to lose a lot of these, no matter what.
At this point the planes is not the problem, training the pilots is. Only 6-8 pilots are trained at the moment and we lost one today 🙁
Excellent! Danish analyst Niels Puck Anderson has previously made the point that a country the size of Ukraine should probably have about 300 western fighter jets for a reasonable peace time military. Obviously the Netherlands alone can’t prove them all but I love to see the Dutch sending more. Ultimately this war was never going to be won with just 5-10 fighers.
Now they need to stop the pilots from crashing them.
8 comments
And the last twelve…? Pretty please?
OK but when? The last F-16s were already planned for 2026 if I remember correctly
thats how we roll. you lose one we send 6 more
Barely an inconvenience
That’s nice, but let’s be honest, Ukraine will need a lot more, they are going to lose a lot of these, no matter what.
At this point the planes is not the problem, training the pilots is. Only 6-8 pilots are trained at the moment and we lost one today 🙁
Excellent! Danish analyst Niels Puck Anderson has previously made the point that a country the size of Ukraine should probably have about 300 western fighter jets for a reasonable peace time military. Obviously the Netherlands alone can’t prove them all but I love to see the Dutch sending more. Ultimately this war was never going to be won with just 5-10 fighers.
Now they need to stop the pilots from crashing them.