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correct, this makes it easier for the Russian agent to spot one rather than trying to do so with other methods of intelligent gathering (SIGINT, ELINT, IMINT etc).You can't hide launcher in 4 mln ppl city that need to protect that city. They need to move it but they can't do nothing about hiding it.
They're vassals, unfortunately for them, they can't decide anything.These Chechens shouldn't fought for countries that has nothing to do with their race and religion, both Russia and Ukraine. What a waste of effort of men and time.
"our UAVs cannot be remotely blocked through the firmware"
Unfortunately this seems to have been misreported. Other people who were present at the event said that Kurt Volcker didn't say this.USA is planning $60 Billion in military aid for Ukraine in 2024, in anticipation of the war continuing beyond this year. The package will go to Congress for approval in the fall. It will be distributed to Ukraine throughout the year in tranches similar to what we've seen to this point. Expect it to be a combination of drawdown authority from existing military stocks, and USAI, which procures necessary equipment from industry.
The $60 Billion that USA is planning to spend, will be supplemented by another $40-$60 Billion by the 40-50 other countries that are supporting Ukraine with both arms and macro financial assistance.
The other interesting claim to emerge today was this:Per the New York Times, pressure is mounting on U.S. President Joe Biden to join the coalition of countries willing to provide F-16s to Ukraine. Congress members are now writing him letters to ask him to move in that direction.
USA has more than 1100 F-16s, a number of which are in storage, and dozens that are expected to be retired each year between now and 2030, as new F-35, F-16V and F-15EX fighter aircraft make their way to squadrons as replacements.
USA could easily send two squadrons (24 aircraft) of F-16s to Ukraine by the conclusion of 2023. The bigger challenge will be to also send enough air defense to keep them safe from missile strikes, as the F-16 is far less capable of taking off and landing on strips of highway and small, underdeveloped rural airfields, than the more rugged Mig-29s and Su-27s. It will be hard to "hide" a sizeable quantity of F-16s. If a coalition of donors were able to form 4 squadrons, totaling 48 aircraft, it would be much more obvious where those aircraft were based, making them a prime target for all types of Russian missile / drone attack.
That's why I'm targeting the end of the year for F-16s in Ukraine. My guess is that the first pilots start training in the June-July time frame, both in the USA and some European countries. Meanwhile a plan is put in place to select the exact aircraft, with the exact systems, that the West wants Ukraine to have. Simultaneously, a plan will be formulated to make sure that Ukraine has the proper air defense neccessary to protect the locations that these F-16s will call home when they arrive in Ukraine. Finally, ground crews will be trained Simultaneously, to keep the planes in working order, with U.S. led repair facility stood up, likely in Poland, to perform more complicated maintenance for the aircraft when required (similar to the international Leopard 2 repair facility that has come together in Poland).Exclusive: U.S. could train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s in 4 months
Yahoo News has obtained a U.S. Air Force assessment of two Ukrainian pilots who outperformed stated Pentagon expectations over two weeks in a flight simulator at a U.S. air base.
Exclusive: U.S. could train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s in 4 months
Yahoo News has exclusively obtained an internal U.S. Air Force assessment that concludes it would take only four months to train Ukrainian pilots to operate American-made F-16 fighter jets, a far shorter time frame than what has been repeatedly cited by Pentagon officials.news.yahoo.com
Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on attack aircraft, including F-16s
They are the Ukrainian pilots to have traveled to the U.S. to have their skills evaluated by American military trainers.www.nbcnews.com