08-04-2024, 10:53 AM
(28-03-2024, 11:50 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: F-16 vs. Russia’s Best Fighter Russian Air Force may maintained very significant pressure on NATO-backed Ukraine, they has at least one major aerial advantage: the terrifying combination of the MiG-31 and its very long-range R-37M missile.Russia's adapting to newer air defenses means Ukraine's newest F-16s is old & is the latest example of weapons that are 'no longer relevant:' senior Ukrainian officer. They, Ukrainian officer told Politico of his doubts about usefulness of incoming F-16s saying Russia has already been preparing the battlefield against NATO and U.S. aircraft by longer range-finding as far as Ukraine is concerned
R-37M armed MiG-31 since October 2022, is main threat against Ukrainian AirForce reportedly shot down several Ukrainian aircraft, mainly by using the long-range R-37, in August 2023, an R-37-armed MiG-31 also used on Norwegian P-8A Poseidon too on Dec 2023, a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet was shot down by R-37M long-range air-to-air missile reportedly fired by a MiG-31. In August 2023, the National Police of Ukraine claimed that an R-37 missile had been used in an airstrike in Kramatorsk region. Ukrainian pilots hope soon (wait & wait and wait...,,,) supplied F-16 fighter jets armed with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles will be a defense missiles system. (
Look try they try and try also cannot get it... )
This's one of the many, it's a very good example of how the west treated Ukraine who often receives weapons systems too late. From Politico news.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-...-6-7-2024/