"Funds Insufficient": Ignat told about the problems of air defense of Ukraine and why the Armed Forces need F-16

According to him, the Armed Forces have already received two Patriot divisions, two Iris-T divisions, as many NASAMS, but this is not enough. In addition, the Land Forces have air defense - Gepard and Crotale, which have shown well. However, there are difficulties with them. "But Gepard is an anti -aircraft self -propelled assembly. He stated that in the future there will be 4 main complexes in Ukraine: NASAMS, Iris-T, Patriot and SAMP/T.

But it takes a long time to fully move to the Western specimens from the Soviet. In addition, the Armed Forces had no means to combat ballistic missiles. As for the aircraft fleet, as the air force spokesman noted, the Su-27 and MiG-29 are the development of 70-80 years of the last century. All equipment is already outdated, and therefore Ukraine needs more modern F-16. "We are fighting against a new generation of an outdated weapon.

Yes, we knock down the enemy rockets and drones-Kamikadze anti-aircraft missiles, but the enemy lays the route in such a way as to avoid the area of ​​damage," Ignat said. According to him, the Armed Forces require modern fighters that will fly from operational airfields in different regions. When the F-16 appears in Ukraine, they will become part of the air defense of the state.

"F-16 will help drive Russian aviation from our borders, it can strike high-precision blows for land purposes, counteract Russian ships," Ignat said. Read more in an interview with Yuri Ignatus, Focus. It should be reminded that on July 4, the Armed Forces told why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have not yet fired Kiev.