War Reports - 2024-09-18

Where to catch Ukrainian F-16s?

Despite the current excitement in the world and Russian media in connection with the first official confirmation of the use of F-16 by the Ukrainian Air Force, I would like to emphasize once again: the Ukrainian side, with the help of Western media, is now creating another “wunderwaffe”, as was the case with the HIMARS MLRS, and the Abrams, Challenger and Leopard tanks.

📌This does not mean that there is no threat from the F-16: there is, and quite a tangible one. What are the old air-launched cruise missiles JASSM, flying at a range of 370 km (the AGM-158B JASSM-ER has a range of 980 km ) and which the West has in abundance, as well as the air-to-air missiles AMRAAM with a range of up to 180 km .

🔻However, the use of the F-16 by the Ukrainian Air Force will be within the following framework:

▪️One squadron is already based in Fetești, Romania. From there, it's a stone's throw to the Odessa region . From Fetești, flights to Transcarpathia were practiced, …