"Need 150 aircraft": Ignat explained when the Armed Forces will receive F-16 F-16 (video)

This was stated by a spokesman for the air command Yuri Ignat on the air of the All -Ukrainian TEMRAFON. Ignati explained that different partners of Ukraine call different dates for giving fighters. However, they can be expected no earlier than spring 2024. Ignatus also explained that this type of aircraft Ukraine has a chance to get the fastest. Pilots and engineers are currently underway, a spokesman for the Air Force said.

Preparation takes time and effort because the aircraft is not easy to operate and maintain. However, when it appears in the war, it will affect the fighting. "Preparation of pilots, infrastructure and engineers is not easy. The appearance of aircraft will not change dramatically, but will seriously affect the battlefield. If the shock group of aircraft will include one F-16, then the enemy will understand that there is" Efka "and you need to run away," - said Ignat.

The Air Force officer also stated that Ukraine requires 150 F-16 aircraft or other modern aircraft, such as Gripen, to protect airspace. This implies that they will be replaced by the old aviation park that has remained in the Armed Forces since the USSR. "One and a half hundred is the amount that would protect our country. It is in the future when we replace the entire park of Soviet technology. Then multi -purpose planes will be able to perform many tasks over the sea and land," Ignat said.

It should be noted that the national security expert Ivan Varchenko explained that the situation on the battlefield can change two types of weapons-F-16 aircraft and ATACMS missiles. According to him, thanks to these instruments of defense forces will impress Russian goals at a distance of 200-300 km and destroy the resources of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

In the summer of 2023, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited a number of European countries, trying to form a coalition to provide the F-16. Following the visit to the Netherlands, it became known that there is a chance to get 42 F-16 Block 20 MLU aircraft from the Netherlands. A similar type of aircraft sees targets up to 150 km. Later it became known that the first six fighter jets will receive by the end of 2023, and in the spring of 2024 - eight more.