Current Affairs Ukraine

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Mutzo Nutzo said:
Not so relevant now since Ukraine degraded Russia’s AEW&C capability by taking out their A-50’s. Now Russian fighters are effectively blind and will have to use their own active search radars to find targets.

The F-16’s will be guided onto targets by the SAAB A-340’s and NATO E-3’s without firing up their own radars. Their ECM pods are good enough and will be pre-programmed to counter RU search radars.

AIM-120 D’s will be loosed from 120Km from targets and will be controlled in mid-flight by data-links to the AWAC’s. The missiles will switch to active homing 5km from target the Russians will see em too late. At this time they are flying at Mach 4. No escape for the Russian aircraft, they will be unable to manoeuvre and evade.

You see it’s not just about the fighter aircraft in modern air warfare. It’s about the eyes in the sky, it’s about the EW aircraft. It’s a full package that Russia doesn’t have.

I noted about 3 weeks ago that NATO E3’s started operating right along the border between Poland and Ukraine. Previously they only operated in Romanian air space. The only possible reason for them being where they are now is to provide that airborne early warning and control function for Uke fighters.

Also you have to think back to the shooting down of the RU A-50’s. And the targeting of RU S400/S500 sites. All of it was Ukraine shaping the battlefield and preparing for the introduction of the F16 into the AO.
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As you are posting Ukraine has little to no air cover as sadly highlighted by the daytime strikes of Russian missiles on Kiev only a day ago. What makes you think they can rebuild their air defence systems in weeks?
 
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As you are posting Ukraine has little to no air cover as sadly highlighted by the daytime strikes of Russian missiles on Kiev only a day ago. What makes you think they can rebuild their air defence systems in weeks?
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Different subject. Ukraine currently doesn’t have enough ground based AD assets and has been screaming for them for months. That’s why they are susceptible to long range cruise missile attacks. Now we’re are hearing about all these new pledges of additional Patriot batteries and IRIS/T systems. Shame they weren’t delivered sooner.

My post however was focused on the air war and the introduction of the F16’s. Currently Ukraine front line positions and cities are suffering from Russian aerial attacks using glide bombs. These weapons are launched 40km from target and are causing havoc on the front lines. The F-16’s along with the AEW&C aircraft will negate this threat.

Additional ground based AD systems to counter cruise and ballistic missiles.

F-16 to counter the glide bomb problem.
 
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Mutzo Nutzo said:
They will provide battle control data to the Uke fighters guiding them to launch positions and providing targeting data. The Uke Saab A340’s will provide the data link controls for the AIM-120’s.
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Both sides have been inching right up to the act-of-war line. CNN reported today that the Russians had plans to assassinate five CEOs of European arms manufacturers. US intelligence informed the Germans of the most advanced of the plots, which put the kibosh on it, and the Russians folded their tents on the rest.

If nothing else will convince someone that the US has no appetite for a full scale war, that should. If we wanted full involvement, we just let them bag Franz Ferdinand instead, then act on the Article 5 pretext.
 
Mutzo Nutzo said:
Different subject. Ukraine currently doesn’t have enough ground based AD assets and has been screaming for them for months. That’s why they are susceptible to long range cruise missile attacks. Now we’re are hearing about all these new pledges of additional Patriot batteries and IRIS/T systems. Shame they weren’t delivered sooner.

My post however was focused on the air war and the introduction of the F16’s. Currently Ukraine front line positions and cities are suffering from Russian aerial attacks using glide bombs. These weapons are launched 40km from target and are causing havoc on the front lines. The F-16’s along with the AEW&C aircraft will negate this threat.

Additional ground based AD systems to counter cruise and ballistic missiles.

F-16 to counter the glide bomb problem.
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So you have the intel on how many systems Russia has and how many have been taken out? Or are you relying on propaganda sources? Will the F16 be the "game changer" that the Abraham Leopard and Churchill tanks didn't prove to be in last Summer's Offensive.🤔
 
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