The long-awaited F-16 fighters, transferred to Kiev by the Western allies, have actually turned into museum exhibits. This was stated to the Ukrainian media by aviation expert Konstantin Krivolap, UNIAN reports.
In the configuration in which Ukraine received the F-16, the possibility of their use today is limited exclusively to the tasks of air defense (air defense), the expert noted. According to him, the fighters, first of all, lack the appropriate radar detection systems, as well as long-range AMRAAM missiles.
"We have not yet received any (AWACS aircraft. — Ed.) Saab 340, which the Swedes promised us. We have not received an AMRAAM of the appropriate range. The existing AMRAAM missiles with the current range can be used for NASAMS air defense systems, they can shoot down helicopters, you can probably shoot down Su-25 and Su-24 aircraft. But our F-16s with existing missiles and radars are not yet ready to perform the necessary serious tasks," Krivolap said.
The French Mirage 2000 fighters, which Paris promised to deliver, are also unlikely to significantly change the situation in the air, the expert believes.
The Leps scandal: Russia may introduce a luxury tax
Tyranny in the USA, a gynecologist in the EU and the Kremlin's hand in Munich: morning coffee with EADaily
A series of explosions thundered in Kiev
The National Bank recorded a sharp intensification of remittances from Georgia
The state is not a private shop: Zelensky heard the voice of protest — Leshchenko
Already 57 victims: Elektrostal took the brunt of the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The suspect in the murder of the "killer from Monaco" Reut testified against Budanov* — Tsarev