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RH's avatar

Spot on. I couldn't explain it any better. In my opinion the 'secret sauce' for success lies with Ukraine's domestic development [and constant improvement] in long-range precision strike options using drones as they are doing now to circumvent own capability gaps, and to degrade Russian capabilities specifically designed to fight Western conventional systems (such as the F-16 system).

Bottomline: F-16 is going to be a [much restricted] tactical- and operational instrument at most, but cheap drones are the key to effective establishment of a capable AND long-term sustainable strategic strike solution. That said, the hype and obsessions around the Ukrainian F-16's do serve as a good distraction from other major Ukrainian mil-tech developments which are of much greater importance and value in the present.

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WS68's avatar

If the F-16s have Link 16, then could they not use longer range versions of the AIM-120, given that the F-16s will not be turning on their radar anyway?

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