• Apollo@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    Ukraine can’t exactly use 2000lb bombs very often, given the strength and depth of Russian air defence, but it has great use for ‘decades old mortars’.

    Ukraine has recieved plenty of shit that wasn’t for export or came directly from US Army stockpiles. ATACMS is a good example of this.

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      10 months ago

      They could if they directly got some free F35’s with it like israel has. Instead it took two years to get them a few old F16’s.

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        10 months ago

        If it takes 3-6 months to train ukrainian pilots to fly f-16 it would take a lot longer to train them on F-35.

        Israel is a partner nation in the F-35 program, are you sure they got them “for free”?

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          10 months ago

          You should look up how much free money America gives israel every single year. They got way more than that and all for free.