Why F-16 Will Soon Fly Over Russia (And Bomb it)

Ukraine war is underway as F-16 fighter jets head to Ukraine. 🛩️🇺🇦 President Zelenskyy has long called for these jets, believing they will significantly boost Ukraine’s defenses. "Now is the time to provide all the weapons necessary for defense"
This marks a turning point. F-16s will soon fly over Russia, targeting strategic positions that have fueled attacks on Ukraine. But this also risks escalating the conflict, potentially drawing NATO into the fray. 🌍

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[RJoftheWest]

The West needs to stop pussyfooting around. Escalation is inevitable anyway.

[VolodymyrKing]

As a Ukrainian.
Please recieve my sincere thank you.
For everything.

[zulubeatz]

Fear of escalation is no way to deal with an aggressive regime like Russia. It gives the impression of fear and Putin always sees this as weakness.

[Wargasm]

Should’ve sent A-10’s too. Considering we’ve been trying to scrap them for 20 years.

[atklm]

Let them strike anywhere in Russia. How is Russia going to escalate, by sending T-55’s and Chinese golf carts to attack NATO? Or perhaps start to haunt again ”Booo… nuuukees…. boo!”? 😄

[andrewh]

Good bye Kerch Bridge. You're free to join the Black Sea Fleet under the sea.

[Ronis]

US Fear of escalation is one of most influential reason which allowed this war to happen in first place.

[yt.personal.identification]

Ukraine has a right to defend itself.
Why must they ask permission?

[ianlewis]

The NATO training really can't be overstated

[Sambo]

Russia is too stubborn to stop the war. They need to feel how its like to be on the other end.

[johnw]

Putin v. Nato. It may just be Russia's shortest war ever.

[ernstig]

Russia having 800 operational fighter airplanes sounds dubious

[johnstringer]

European nations supply Ukraine with old F16s and then buy new F35s from US. Very good business for the US even if not all are spending two percent of GDP! Time that this is rammed home to US electorate.

[Pyro-etvs]

“Putin claims russia can just shoot the f16 out of the sky.” Isn’t the F-16 the aircraft that dodged 6 SAMs while deploying 0 countermeasures?

[synthryder]

Ukrainian pilots will be extremely brave and effective!🇺🇦❤️Slava Ukraini

[l.k.]

F-16's won't fly over Russia. This is pure nonsense.

[ObiWanShinobi]

F-16's are versatile. From what I've studied and learned about the F-16 over the years (specifically the Block 50 version that Ukraine is getting), I believe the biggest boon that Ukraine will get from them is its incredible wild weasel capabilities. Before, Ukrainian pilots were getting stand-offed by Russian jets launching long range air-air missiles, because they were flying old MIG-29s that have neither the maneuverability, nor the early warning capabilities needed to effectively notch and evade russian missiles.
That changes with the F-16. They have radars capable of detecting Russian fighters at longer distances, RWR systems capable of detecting missile launches far earlier, and avionics systems including EW suites that are capable of making missiles stray off course. In addition, there are few planes that can change direction and speed as quickly and erratically as the F-16. An F-16 can manuever in relation to a missile and find great success in notching or causing the missile to bleed its energy to the point where it's no longer a threat.

This, in conjunction with the upgraded armaments, like the ARAAM C-8 that Ukraine is getting with the F-16s, will allow Ukrainian pilots to push against Russian fighters with much less fear and actually force Russian jets back to avoid getting within missile range themselves.
This will open up more area for Ukraine to work with on the ground as well.

Looking forward to how it goes.

[probsnoodlee]

This war just needs to end with minimal civilians casualties my hopes anyways

[JaroslavP]

Enough talk, promises, projections! Get the F-16s off the ground!

[ChristopherAdrien-zttb]

I reckon the pilots have ALREADY been trained. It doesn't make sense to have them sitting on the runway for most of the year