By Natali Moss
The sources of the publication say that the US has already confirmed their readiness to grant permission to re -export aircraft, but provided that Ukraine will not use them in the Russian airspace. Australia is currently moving to the 5th generation F-35. The first about the possibility of such supply was written in the American edition of The War Zone. According to them, the royal Air Force has 46 aircraft, not 41, as they write in AFR.
According to analysts, the f/a-18 Hornet fighter will be even better than the F-16. The planes were developed for harsh conditions on the deck of aircraft carriers, and therefore they are also less demanding to the runway. Australian fighters are upgraded to A ++, which means the presence of a modern an/APG-73 radar station.
All this allows you to use the aircraft all the existing spectrum of Western weapons: in addition, there are still unmanaged missiles, the ability to carry nuclear bombs, as well as Sidewinder missiles. The technical condition of Australian aircraft remains unknown. However, an important factor is that fighters are not used, and therefore Australia's combat potential will not change. We will remind, on June 6 the media wrote that Australia can transfer 41 Hornet fighter to Ukraine.
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