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The Biden administration is locked in a pattern of delaying or denying weapons deliveries for Ukraine, only to greenlight them down the road.

The General Dynamics Corp fighter-bombers will be a significant upgrade on the Soviet-era planes that Ukrainian pilots have been flying so far. But the F-16s that are likely to be sent to Ukraine will still have inferior radar and shorter range missiles that the most modern Russian jets and air defenses.

Should Kiev receive the jets, they will struggle to overcome Russian countermeasures, Bloomberg has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Western fighters will run high risks when facing off against Russian defenses, veteran pilots believe While potential Western deliveries o

Flying F-16s straight at the threat would be "nuts," one expert said. Instead, Ukraine is going to need other strategies to be effective and survive.

Kyiv’s top brass hopes to get Western fighter jets before their kids go off to college.

Kiev is hoping to receive several dozen F-16 fighter jets from their NATO ‘partners’ following Washington’s approval of the training of Ukrainian pilots to fly the planes. Moscow has vowed to account for the deployment of F-16s into its military strategy, and warned that such an “escalation scenario” carries “enormous risks” for the West.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian military made another push for Kyiv's partners to send F-16 fighter aircraft to help it repel Russian strikes.

Ukraine has enjoyed air superiority for more than 400 days. Time may be running out.

US-made F-16s in Ukraine would be completely outmatched by Russias S-400 Air Defense," a US Air Force veteran was cited as saying in a media report.