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Top Ukrainian officials have in recent days escalated their public lobbying campaign for US-made F-16 fighter jets, arguing they need them urgently to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks.
But that push is being met with skepticism by US and allied officials who say the jets would be impractical, both because they require considerable training and because Russia has extensive anti-aircraft systems that could easily shoot them down.
Poland was prepared to transfer its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine as long as the US agreed to backfill Warsaw with F-16s.
Picture: Polish Air Force F-16 Block 60 at the Royal Air Tattoo 2018 (Photo Patrick Laureau).
Tags : AERONAUTICS | RIAT | ROYAL AIR TATTOO | LOCHEED MARTIN | F-16
Location : Fairford, United Kingdom