Business Insider: Ukraine has F-16 restrictions

The American fighters will greatly enhance Kyiv’s fleet of aging Soviet aircraft, strengthening its defenses and offensive capabilities, as well as increasing its gunpower. However, there are some limitations to the use of aircraft. Business Insider wrote this on Thursday, August 1.

“Ukraine has only a few planes and only a few pilots trained to use them. In addition, Russia has its own planes and air defense that can shoot them down. , as he wants,” the statement of the publication, citing military experts.

In particular, Peter Leighton, a research fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute who served in the Royal Australian Air Force, said that Ukraine must be careful in its use of fighter jets and avoid casualties so that it can use the F-16 as long as t can .

“F-16s must be well protected on the ground and deployed primarily for operations within Ukrainian airspace,” he said.

According to him, the main threat to them is the Russian long-range air defense systems (S-400) and Russian fighters remaining in Russian airspace, but launching long-range air-to-air missiles in Ukrainian airspace.

“If the Ukrainian F-16s were to approach the front line, they would have to stay at a very low altitude to avoid Russian radar,” added Justin Bronk, an expert on Russia and air warfare at the United Kingdom’s Royal United Kingdom. Services Institute for Defense Studies.

Marina Miron, a research fellow at the Department of Military Studies at King’s College London, added that Ukraine needs to create a network of radar stations, fortified hangars, spare parts, refueling systems and de -quality airfield.

Let’s recall that on Wednesday Bloomberg reported that the first batch of F-16 fighter jets from the Western allies arrived in Ukraine. Subsequently, the media published the first possible photo of an F-16 in the sky of Ukraine.