amayer, 14 days ago

@elCelio It would be much easier for Ukraine to get them more F16s.
There should be enough to go around; more than 4600 have been built.

elCelio, 14 days ago

@amayer of course, but who will provide them?

the countries allied with Ukraine have already committed theirs (#Denmark, #Netherlands, #Norway, #Belgium).

while #Poland and #Romania have only F16s as main aircraft for defense.

the #USA will not provide aircraft, and the other countries in the world with F16, well, they don't care about #Ukraine (except #SouthKorea but they are on another frontline)

#Italy and #Germany #Tornado can be provided faster than #Sweden's #Gripen for example.

amayer, 13 days ago

@elCelio "the #USA will not provide aircraft"

Well, why not?
As for 'don't care', there's always the option to pay those countries. Most of them care for money.

I'm not saying don't provide other planes. Just that it will be difficult for Ukraine to implement the necessary logistics for yet another new system, especially one as sophisticated as a modern combat aircraft. It has been more than half a year already, to do that for F16s.

elCelio, 13 days ago

@amayer

well both F16 and Tornado are 50 years old...

yes I think money is a factor: buying the aircraft will cost a lot of money, and nobody is going to pay for them.

the US won't provide them, because Congress didn't authorize it. and I don't know if US Congress will ever pass another aid bill.

on the other hand Tornados are being dismissed right now with the arrival of F35, moreover Tornados are an European system so they don't need the US for maintenance and support.