Ukraina straciła pierwsze F-16. Zełenski uderzył pięścią w stół (2024)

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How many F-16s does Ukraine want? ›

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday during a side event that his country needed at least 128 F-16s, and that the ones on the way were too few and are coming too late in the battle. “Even if we will have 50, it's nothing,” Zelenskyy said. “We need — they have 300. We need …

The F-16s enhance Ukraine's military strength, especially by upgrading its air defenses and enabling it to hit distant targets with sophisticated NATO weaponry, if Western suppliers give permission for that.

Some estimates suggest that the size of Ukraine's fighter fleet was only 69 aircraft in March 2023. By NATO standards, that number of aircraft may make up no more than three fighter squadrons (with 18 aircraft per squadron).

The USAF service branch has received a total of 2,231 F-16s to its arsenal.

The crash was the first reported loss of an F-16 in Ukraine, where the warplanes arrived at the end of last month. At least six are believed to have been delivered by European countries.

The most important step to achieving air superiority for Ukraine will be the development of an integrated air and ground campaign that leverages a wide range of capabilities: UkAF aviation and GBAD, persistent surveillance and reconnaissance, long-range attack drones, army long-range fires, electronic warfare, ...

Three aircraft were lost to confirmed enemy action: two to enemy radar guided SA-6 and SA-3 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and one to a shoulder-launched SA-16 missile. Other F-16s were damaged in accidents and by hostile ground fire but were able to return to base and be repaired.

Ukraine needs at least 130 F-16 fighter jets to neutralise Russian air power, according to Ukrainian officials. F-16s can fly up to twice the speed of sound and have a maximum range of more than 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometres). The arrival of the jets was first reported by Bloomberg News.

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The Danish and Dutch governments are in the process of donating American-made F-16s to Ukraine, with the support of the United States. The transfer process for these F-16s is now underway, and Ukraine will be flying operational F-16s this summer.

What F-16 variant is Ukraine getting? ›

Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor, has offered Ukraine a new F-16 Block 70/72 multirole combat aircraft as it looks to modernize its air force.