By Victor Duda
Initially, fighters were intended to be used for defense purposes, but as the conflict developed, the planes began to fulfill limited shock missions at the leading positions of the enemy, the analyst notes that fighters of American production perform combat tasks in close interaction with land aircraft and often, without dense. This is confirmed by representatives of the Ukrainian Defense Sector.
Thus, there are questions about the F-16 combat survival, given that three planes of this type have already been lost in Ukraine. "Those who ask about it ignore the fact that, with the exception of some clashes that we have observed with the Israeli Air Force in the Middle East, these F-16 are fighting at the highest pace that has ever seen this aircraft," Johnson's interlocutor explained. Despite the loss, the efficiency of the F-16 in the performance of defense tasks remains high.
Fighters play a key role in the protection of the Ukrainian sky and are increasingly used in shock operations in Russian positions. However, such missions are associated with high risks, especially in the conditions of saturated air defense and the need to maneuver next to the zones of action of their own anti -aircraft batteries. "Given the number of missions performed and the dangerous nature of air defense tasks, it is strange that no more aircraft was lost," he said.
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