"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ― John Wayne. There are no better words to describe this pilots and soldiers on the ground.
@eddielee8591
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely true.
@volkerw.
Жыл бұрын
Certainly true - but what would John Wayne know about it? He was an actor - and did not serve in the military.
@skoden1313
Жыл бұрын
@@volkerw.Exactly. He was just a rich guy who portrayed brave/tough guys.
@femtoeclipse860
Жыл бұрын
@@volkerw. serving in the military is not the only way to show courage.
@volkerw.
Жыл бұрын
@@femtoeclipse860 True. But being an actor portraying brave people isnt one of them, i think. But its not important, really. The words still are true.
@peterkurg8169
Жыл бұрын
Artem and his fellow pilots, and ground crew are legends. Slava Ukraine💛💙
@GEOsustainable
Жыл бұрын
I love how logical Ukrainians are. Straight from the hip on every subject. I bet these pilots will make the F-16's even more legendary. As an American, they should have them already. Americans, keep writing Joe. Make him approve our will.
@peterrauth118
Жыл бұрын
Go USA from UK 👍
@Sp1n3c
Жыл бұрын
What ?
@markuscev4581
Жыл бұрын
F15 is legendary not the f16 lol
@tsmartin
Жыл бұрын
The US and other Western powers need to supply Ukraine with any and all weapons and intelligence necessary to allow Ukraine to kick Russia out ... this means Crimea too ... and keep them out. To hell with Putin and his threats.
@Ukraineaissance2014
Жыл бұрын
@@markuscev4581sk people abroad which US fighter they can name and most will say F16 first. F15 are great at scrapping close up in the air but that sort of combat is over mostly. Threats are coming from miles and miles away and ground support is 80% of the work
@kroolis77
Жыл бұрын
My god, how banged up those mig29s are! I really hope they get modern jets now
@Denise-vn8wz
Жыл бұрын
They'll have to exhaust the old stock first to allow expensive US contracts to be approved for further weapons/craft etc. It's all about shares. Follow the money...
@pogo1140
Жыл бұрын
up to six sorties a day, for comparison the US maxed out at 3 a day during Desert Storm, but usually only did an average of 1.5 sorties per day
@bekeneel
Жыл бұрын
@@Denise-vn8wz That's not the issue, providing jets just has so many things u need with it, like maintenance, mechanics, spare parts etc. But I'm Glad they get F16. It will have to be the modern variants tho, the F16s originally are same area as mig29 so they could in theory be outdated as well, but im sure they'll be good, radar seems to be most important, especially cuz these aren't stealth like 5th gen F35 for example, which at some point i'm sure Ukraine will get too but only when war is over. That's the biggest vulnerability for F16, russian sams, so they'll have to fly low.. but then you can't fly over enemy territory either cuz there are manpads etc..
@radscorpion8
Жыл бұрын
@@Denise-vn8wz please...don't bring new conspiracies into this. This is not a Joe Rogan podcast where you can yell "big pharma". If you want that kind of stuff go there and join the crowd. The US has invested at least 50 billion dollars into ukraine already. Europe has donated probably a hundred billion collectively or more. This is not about the money. Its about getting the systems ready for transfer to Ukrainian pilots with all the backup supply and repair equipment that is needed. You need a lot to run and maintain an F16 so they need to get all the supply chain issues sorted, pilots trained, and so on...
@TraderRobin
Жыл бұрын
@@Denise-vn8wz The US is NOT sending any F-16s to Ukraine. The ones that are going there are from European countries! So, your right-wing narrative is nonexistent!!
@countmorbid3187
Жыл бұрын
Operating those museum pieces at that level of success is legendary on it's own. The planes look they were ready to be scrapped 10 years ago. Pls give them the badly needed F16's ...
@rustyshaklferd1897
Жыл бұрын
So do the Russian mig 31s. They’re 47 years old and were $h|+ even back then.
@frogfoot1653
Жыл бұрын
This is not museum things .. the mig 29 can be upgraded with israel radar and weapons system ... it really depends on ukran scientist how to do it
@krollpeter
Жыл бұрын
@@frogfoot1653 If you look at one in real, everyone can see immediately the differences in build and engineering.
@DriveCarToBar
Жыл бұрын
@@frogfoot1653 Poland already did that. They have upgraded their Mig-29s and are sending those to Ukraine as part of a deal with the USA to get F-16s and eventually F-35s. Russian troops are not going to be happy when their armored positions start eating JDAM bombs.
@ege5804
Жыл бұрын
@@rustyshaklferd1897 Shit back then? You might want to check your facts again since the Foxbat and Foxhound were insanely capable interceptors for their time, even managing to score a kill on an F/A 18 Hornet and damaging an F-15 Eagle.
@christopherkelly4555
Жыл бұрын
Yes, please do go on for a while! This is fascinating.
@PaulGuy
Жыл бұрын
Wow, that plane has seen some times. Glad Ukraine's getting some new planes to use, and everyone in Europe seems willing to help train pilots.
@dshaw9665
Жыл бұрын
F-16's need to be there now, so they can manage the sky better. Thanks United 24 for another lesson! Slava Ukrainia!!
@squidwarddiesel8462
Жыл бұрын
F16/f18 can launch nuclear weapons!!!! Article five world war three apocalypseis NOW!!
@Goe007
Жыл бұрын
US Generals (staff) and some pro freezing the war. Doesn’t want Ukraine Victory for fear of Putin going Crazy with Nukes and NATO getting involved into a Nuclear War. Therefore they give Ukraine Weapons to get exhausted into fighting and give up later… That’s why you often hear for F16 to be in Ukraine the Pilot need to got into 3 years Training. Ukrainians Pilot have proven otherwise that’s they can master F16 in 4 months max. Second argument for not delivering F16 is that “the whole US and NATO industry should be built in Ukraine beforehand for the maintenance of F16… Really!!!?? This is just for F16. How about F18, F22, F35? Those countries having have to build a space station installation in their country to acquire it !!!??? Let’s be Honest none want Russia (Putin) to lose this War because Nato and US are not Ready to mess up this world with Nukes because of Ukraine.
@stryker1999
Жыл бұрын
The only way F-16s could be there now is if they were flown by western pilots. And no one is quite that bold. But we could be giving Ukraine some much needed ground attack systems to take out Ruzzian artillery and defenses, so what Ukraine flies now, Mig-29s and Su-25s with helicopters, can attack Ruzzian forces directly.
@Paulftate
Жыл бұрын
@@stryker1999Biden will not release them
@stryker1999
Жыл бұрын
@@Paulftate That is a sad truth. Or more appropriately, his handlers won't allow it.
@sherrillwhately7586
Жыл бұрын
I kept hoping the F-16 training started long ago. Been writing to my President 🇺🇸 and Senator since January about the need for F-16s in Ukraine 🇺🇦.
@doresearchstopwhining
Жыл бұрын
In July 2022, Adam Kinzinger passed bill for training pilots. They should be ready as soon as the planes are ready.
@mapleleaf9837
Жыл бұрын
You treat this war like a game. I have two cousins in Chernivtsi. They have young children. They don't want to die for what they call "business of blood". They, and most Ukrainians I know are refusing to report for enlistment. Perhaps you and your senetor should go and volunteer instead. You're a sick sociopath.
@xKessa
Жыл бұрын
Its certainly possible. A lot of what we can see now might be just part of an informational war. We might know, when the war ends :D
@mikefallwell1301
Жыл бұрын
I would like to suggest an alternative to the F-16. The mq 28a is a stealth fighter drone developed and manufactured in Australia it could give Ukraine air superiority very quickly because you don't need a trained pilot. It uses many commercial off-the-shelf parts so it is much cheaper than a manned aircraft.
@Unknown1355
Жыл бұрын
@@mikefallwell1301 How do you propose giving Ukraine a drone that doesn't exist? The point of F-16s is that there's plenty of them around, they're integrated to multiple weapon systems and it's combat proven. Giving Ukraine a single prototype or all two of them which are not even in service is just that, fantasy.
@fgm1197
Жыл бұрын
This war shows more than all previous ones how quickly our equipment reaches its limits. Limits that nobody has taken into account in decades of peacetime. Especially to be observed with tanks and howitzers in continuous use, which we thought would last forever. It's amazing how tough these planes are and what pilots do with their limited capabilities. Just imagine having to visually identify approaching rockets. That is scary. Equipment can be replaced, you cannot. Stay save guy and gals! Слава Україні!
@TraderRobin
Жыл бұрын
Yes, and stay safe, too!!
@wizzzer1337
Жыл бұрын
After the war ends, I wish Ukraine will bring back it's aerospace and avionics industry, the Antonov shall be ressurected!
@fatdaddy1996
Жыл бұрын
The West destroyed the Ukraine's military and aerospace industries because it didn't want the competition. It still doesn't. So this won't happen.
@cliveengel5744
Жыл бұрын
Why - are you ready to pay for it. Antonov Airlines became a German company based out of Leipzig in March 2022. They are not coming back to Ukraine. There is only maintainence units in Ukraine, they have no clients anymore. Antonov was a Russian Guy and Moto Sich the Engine Producer was destroyed and the other Engine Maker for Antonov is the Kuznetsov Factory and is in Russia. There will never be another Ukrainian Plane built as they rather you give them Fighters, for nothing of course.
@tomoh160
Жыл бұрын
Sure, just like every other industry that flourished in Ukraine in the last 30 years. Right? Oh wait, it hasn't. They ruined everything with their corruption and incompetence. Ukraine is the poorest country in Europe for a reason. The only country who GDP per capita dropped after the soviet union fell apart. The moment russians stopped controlling things and keeping an order, the country fell apart.
@zelenizub2036
Жыл бұрын
Only thing Ukraine will see after the war, no matter what outcome. Is dark ages, for at least 2-4 decades. Play stupid games, win stupid prices.
@Chiungalla79
Жыл бұрын
@@zelenizub2036 They were never asked if they wanted to partake in this stupid game. They just did what every free country is perfectly allowed to do. And the future of Russia is going to be as bleak. Loosing tens of thousands of young men is the biggest tragedy on both sides and will put both countries into demographic hell.
@thes_eus
Жыл бұрын
Damn. These pilots are the epitome of fearlessness. 🔱
@John_.Cabell_.Breckinridge
Жыл бұрын
I admire the courage and bravery of these guys 💪 Stay strong pilots
@spacechimp6442
Жыл бұрын
Six sorties a day sounds nerve wracking. Good luck to and God bless the Ukrainian Air Force.🇺🇦
@pogo1140
Жыл бұрын
They are short missions, the MiG will only fly with a single external tank, and if it's got that tank, it's limited to 4.5g. With that limitation, an F-14 pilot once beat the MIG-29 in less than 1 turn
@ljubastojanovic608
Жыл бұрын
Six entries a day, but for how long, how many days? USA plaines are notorious for need for maintenance, I am shure that one should spent more hours on maintenancec for one houor of flight for F1 than on MIG29. I doubt that F1 could have six entries in range with no maintenance.
@pogo1140
Жыл бұрын
@ljubastojanovic608 sustained the f-16's record was a leisurely 1.5 days indefinitely. 3/day surge, but that's because that was the tempo needed to deal with the Iraqi Air Force at it's peak.
@pogo1140
Жыл бұрын
@@ljubastojanovic608 btw the MiG-29 needs 11 hrs/flight hour.
@bungalowjuice7225
Жыл бұрын
Sickening that we haven't started training pilots yet for F-16, Gripen etc. Should have started a year ago.
@asanitationstompout8473
Жыл бұрын
Beyond sickening.
@andersmalmgren6528
Жыл бұрын
There are Ukraine pilots in Sweden training on Gripen as we speak. Problem is we don't have enough planes to spare
@Jasonth131
Жыл бұрын
Sad
@59thfsaviation79
Жыл бұрын
How is it sickening? How are they going to get the crew chiefs, weapons guys, and specialists for this jet? How are they going to get the AGE equipment to support ground maintenance? How are they going to get spare engines and have an engine test cell so they can confirm they're putting good engines in? Who's going to supply parts? Who's going to supply missiles? You don't just give them F-16's. You're looking at years to switch airframes.
@fgm1197
Жыл бұрын
Yea and it is unnecessary to give up the few F16s of the EU NATO partners which would be missing there. The US mothballed hundreds of F16s in deserts combat ready in a few months. send them already!!!!
@Mark-jq7re
Жыл бұрын
God Bless Ukraine from Australia ❤
@fish1725
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much from Ukraine💙💛💞🙌
@WasLostButNowAmFound
Жыл бұрын
Wild Weasel F16's come on Ukraine!
@hardtackbeans9790
Жыл бұрын
It is a shame that training wasn't provided last summer about this time. But finally it appears to be happening. Edit: Someone has said the pilot training is a long affair & others talk about a long process of learning maintenance that takes years. These will be experienced Ukrainian pilots being 'type certified' in a new plane. They will not be new pilots. They need to learn some English & gain muscle memory in the new plane. As far as maintenance goes, Ukraine is a country that is far advanced in aerospace engineering. I don't think you will have any problem finding highly qualified techs (and even out of work engineers) that can be trained easily.
@hardtackbeans9790
Жыл бұрын
@josefernandezsmith4840 They started, then cut back. It was such a disappointment. There is no need to train someone on planes they won't fly. And now they seem to be getting them. Don't confuse a small evaluation group with training. The west let them down dragging their feet.
@eddielee8591
Жыл бұрын
@@hardtackbeans9790In that case, since the west have let them down, they should stop now?
@hardtackbeans9790
Жыл бұрын
@@eddielee8591Is that what the village idiot in the kremlin is having his trolls say now? Hummm. Lay down your weapons & have the Orcs kill every one of them . . . Or continue to fight? I think I know what I would do. The West still provides them with plenty of help to do that.
@swadeisno1
Жыл бұрын
Just jump on DCS world and practice there - Im sure they are already knowledgeable on the plane if they play this game.
@hardtackbeans9790
Жыл бұрын
@@swadeisno1 Ummm . . . Muscle memory on a game won't transfer to the real thing. They will be training experienced pilots. They only need to cope with the English & muscle memory. Reaching for the wrong button under stress isn't good.
@andrewhicks982
Жыл бұрын
Mig 29 does not want to dogfight an F16, that will end poorly 99% of the time
@dleechristy
Жыл бұрын
Like the great Leopard Tank! The great Bradleys! Patriots! Storm Shadow! HIMARS will win the war any minute now! Try the V2 Rocket next. Call Steiner!!! or the great "Ghost of Kyiv" once again!!! 👻👻👻👻👻 whatever delusions will help coping!
@pogo1140
Жыл бұрын
No, in a close in fight the MiG will do fine, but the F-16A with the MLU and F-16C have longer range missiles and radar than the MiG-29. So in the mid range fight, the F-16 will detect and launch before the MiG-29 can detect the F-16 using it's radar
@DriveCarToBar
Жыл бұрын
That depends very much on the pilots. The Mig-29 was a very good dogfighter. The somewhat limited range was offset by powerful engines that make it very capable. The Mig-29 turns well, out-climbs the F16 and has very good AOA. Down low in the rate fight, the F16 will beat the Mig-29 but its up to the Mig pilot to not go there. Of course, this changes as soon as you discover the F16 shot the Mig-29 down before the Mig pilot knew there was an AMRAAM with his name on it. Also, the AIM-9X missile is a murderous little beast that can turn. The Mig can shoot the upgraded Archers but I don't know if Ukraine has any of those. In a dogfight, they are closer matched than you might think. The bigger gun on the Mig will chew an F16 to pieces if it can get nose-on. But if they get into a dogfight, its because the F16 pilot screwed up and didn't shoot the Mig down before they ever merged.
@MrSuzuki1187
Жыл бұрын
I wish Artem was flying for the US Air Force. We need pilots like him.
@s3cunit
Жыл бұрын
We have tons of pilots like him who are passionate, enthusiastic, and extremely professional. I'm biased, but I think we have the best pilots in the world.
@59thfsaviation79
Жыл бұрын
F-16 Crew Chief for ten years here and 3 on the F-15 before that. Not an expert, but I read these comments and know that people have good intentions, but you don't just send F-16's over. First question is why didn't Ukraine purchase updated fighters over the last 20 years? That's a whole different question, but to the maintenance side of things. Any fighter, and especially the 16, takes an army on the ground to keep it running. 4 different avionics shops. Crew Chiefs. Weapons. Fuel. AGE. Engine shop. Hydraulic. Fab shop. Depot. There's engine cells that need to be built to test and then trim. How would you get parts? There's so much that goes into it. Then lets talk pilots. Teaching someone to fly the Viper, vs years of dog fighting and intercepts is drastically different. You'd be better off taking Polish 29's and upgrading them and then the current fleet or using SU-27's than trying 16's mid war. I mean hell, why not give them F-35's?
@speedlover7823
Жыл бұрын
Mig 31 has those hypersonic missles also.
@paul9745pdb
Жыл бұрын
God protect those MiG-29 Ukrainian pilots. I cannot wait for the 16’s to get to Ukraine,
@dleechristy
Жыл бұрын
They will land gloriously in Bradley Square!!!
@commandingjudgedredd1841
Жыл бұрын
You fancy joining their air force? The thrill of being killed mid air for the glory of another country? Go on, it'll be fun.
@MrMrmoody70
Жыл бұрын
Neither can the Russians.
@hsaurid
Жыл бұрын
Godspeed,Хлопці! Слава Україні!
@PeterPerez.
Жыл бұрын
Retro fitting is a good solution as well
@victorvandillen5297
Жыл бұрын
F16'S is not enough, they need some E3C centuries with it. Slava Ukraine ✌️
@danielmiller3781
Жыл бұрын
Or at least E-2C Hawkeyes, like Israel and Taiwanese are operating. Smaller and more suited to frontline use.
@DriveCarToBar
Жыл бұрын
@@danielmiller3781 Russian air cover is pretty stout in some areas. That's what the F-16s are for. Would love to see the faces on the Russian commanders when their S-300 and S-400 sites start exploding as HARM missiles come screaming in.
@rhondabailey9238
Жыл бұрын
Maybe do a video on the need for the longest range missiles to destroy putler's missiles that are widely used for genocide. How many would be needed and show a map of the distance they would have go
@jonwingfieldhill6143
Жыл бұрын
The whole situation with Ukraine is that their allies are perfectly happy to provide equipment and personnel training to fight within Ukraine but they don't want to increase their ability to strike beyond the borders of Ukraine, If Ukraine strikes back beyond its borders with western supplied weapons the west fears retaliation from Putin. It is perfectly Ok if thousands of Ukranians die holding the line but one western soldier or civilian is unacceptable.
@regularSenseAppeal
Жыл бұрын
It is solely a matter of potential for nuclear war. NATO would have crushed Russia in no time if it wasn’t for the nukes.
@swadeisno1
Жыл бұрын
Its really more a matter of does the west want Ukraine to win? Or for this war to go on for 3-5 more years.
@millerlight2592
Жыл бұрын
We should have given the Ukranians F-16s, Heavier Armor, and way more Short and Long range air defense months ago. It could have saved so many lives.
@mikhailryzhov9419
Жыл бұрын
I wish US stopped chickening out and give Ukraine at least F-15 as well. Ukraine need air superiority.
@asterixdogmatix1073
Жыл бұрын
The Viper was actually designed to be a lightweight day time dogfighter based on lessons learnt in the skies over Vietnam. Its just that it was so capable as a multi role aircraft and because it complemented the F-15 Eagle in USAF and Israeli AF service that people forget that fact.
@jdogdarkness
Жыл бұрын
I hope Ukraine gets MODERNIZED F16s. Unfortunately they will probably get 80s & maybe 90s F16s. But it will still represent an upgrade & much needed infusion of air frames.
@_Flying_Dutchman_
Жыл бұрын
They will get, among others, Dutch F-16's that are Block 20 MLU which is equivalent to block 50. In addition these have been updated with new hardware and software under the MLU programme up until at least 2015. (Tape M7.2, with for example the Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar) So, they're gonna get pretty state of the art avionics and weapon systems, just not the block 70 that was just released.
@DriveCarToBar
Жыл бұрын
Any F-16 still flying today is more modern than a Mig-29 from the 1980s. There aren't any F-16s from the 1980s still in active US service and very few from the 90s. That's actually kind of an issue with them. When you start loading them up with bombs and fuel tanks, you're exerting a lot of force on an airframe that wasn't originally designed for that kind of force. The F16 was intended to be a better dogfighter than things like the F4 Phantom and the F8 Crusader. It absolutely was and is still one of the best dogfighters in service today. But in a world of HOBS missiles and ever-improving radars and detection as well as heavier and heavier loads, the F16 is starting to show the limits of her design. There's a really good post on Quora as to why the cancelled F20 Tigershark would have likely been a better choice than the F16 for the fights the US is engaging in today vs. the 1970s when they were designed.
@tveirken1
Жыл бұрын
These men need those planes! I hope they fly them fast! Slava Ukraine
@RayW808
Жыл бұрын
Like asking why get Chevy/Ford, you already have a Lada... 😀
@GrigoriZhukov
Жыл бұрын
Because, if memory serves while a relatively newer design and meant to be an F-16 killer, the Mig-29 is not as good an aircraft.
@SorinSilaghi
Жыл бұрын
The F16 has been upgraded a lot since it first appeared. It's a much better plane compared to the first version. The Mig 29 on the other hand is completely outdated. It might be decent in a dogfight but the electronics are ancient by comparison, and that's the most important thing in modern air battles.
@glorious_help
Жыл бұрын
the F16 now is now the same as the one when Mig29 was sold
@whylie74
Жыл бұрын
Well if they're going to get vipers, they're going to have to clean up their bases and keep them spotless, or they'll lose more to FOD than manpads, sams, or fighters.
@moffig1
Жыл бұрын
The F-16 training should have started in February 2022. I hope Ukraine gets the F-16 soon.
@v5e762
Жыл бұрын
If they were able to update the older F-16's which started test flying in 1974 according to Wikipedia why can't they update the Mig-29's to new radar and lcd screens? Wikipedia says Mig-29 first flight was in 1977 which is 3 years after the F-16.
@b.g.4353
Жыл бұрын
The new plane was made completely different to the make up of the F-16. The would quite literally need to tear it all apart to make the same upgrades which isn’t logical from a money and time stand point and also they never had a need to upgrade them until now that is.
@265justy
Жыл бұрын
Western tech is always ahead off Soviet. 3 years off a difference is nothing. Even tough the Mig-29 was later developed into the Mig-35... The F-16V today is a totally different animal to the first production F-16A..
@v5e762
Жыл бұрын
@@265justy The air frame is the same only the electronics are different thats why I said they should upgrade the Mig-29 with up to date different animal electronics with a newer air frame design.
@265justy
Жыл бұрын
@@v5e762 I agree to a certain extent considering the Ukrainians are very familiar with the Mig-29 in general... But upgrading it would take too long and the Vipers are ready to go...
@mj-np9sy
Жыл бұрын
@@v5e762 What even is the point of asking this question? Do you not immediately go "wow there are probably aerospace technicians much smarter than me, there must be a pretty obvious reason it's unfeasible?" when you type things like this? Like, do you seriously think a ridiculous youtube comment question is going to contribute to the updating of a 50 year old flight platform?
@MartinA-xh9ck
Жыл бұрын
Just give them all our F-16s we (Denmark) have already ordered F 35´s I think we have around 40 planes working and ready to kick some butt.
@rkkristalovich653
Жыл бұрын
Outnumbered, outgunned,and still they endure. Outstanding!!! Thank God!!! Slava Ukrainii!!
@briancrawford69
22 күн бұрын
I'd say F16s do just fine at close in combat. They're super maneuverable and the thrust to weight out of a single engine is pretty damn impressive
@conniepr
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I know you must feel the weight of the world on your shoulders as being a Ukrainian pilot but like you say "You manage dispite what Russia does." I'm hoping you all will be in Ukraine soon. Be strong. Be safe! Take care! You've got this!!!❤
@iljapetuhhov4875
Жыл бұрын
Already trained soldiers with leopards, where these tanks? Where is the open document from Ukranian goverment how they spend money or Ukranian people not allowed to see this information?
@GameDrop23
Жыл бұрын
Great reporting
@ReddoFreddo
Жыл бұрын
It's reminiscent of Star Wars the way how those fighter jets look dirty and used
@johnfrancisco1851
Жыл бұрын
Glory to Ukrainians 🇺🇦 ❤
@fish1725
Жыл бұрын
💙💛💞🙌
@wyskass861
Жыл бұрын
One of the important factors and current disadvantages for Ukraine is having to fly low strike missions while Russia is flying high with their interceptor missions. Even with the same aircraft, the lower has a big disadvantage due to their missiles needing to use up energy to get to altitude which great decreases range for Air to Air engagements. This due to ground based radar with long ranges based in Russian territory and needing to stay below those. Being able to strike into Russia to deal with ground radar is critical to establish any parity or advantage in the air, and this absurd notion of not being openly allowed to strike into Russia will prevent any fair air to air battle.
@henrihamalainen300
Жыл бұрын
Ukrainian Migs can only use short and medium range missiles while Russians are lobbing long range missiles at them from the cover of their AA network. With F-16 Ukrainians would get access to longer range missiles allowing them to shoot back. At the moment Ukrainian offensives are having trouble dealing with Russian helicopters and so in order to make combined arms truly effective they need better aircraft to deal with air threaths.
@Karusika
Жыл бұрын
@@henrihamalainen300think about what happens when Russia learns the weak points of their gear. If they decide to build an iron dome like the US has over Guam and other places, it could also provide critical feedback america doesn’t want Russia to learn about their potential, case in point being, no one should be dumb enough to send anything within the last 20 years of age, sad for Ukraine but it’s better that way to avoid Russia understanding their faults further than they have
@henrihamalainen300
Жыл бұрын
@@JimCarner Those should help somewhat. Problem with ground based systems is that curvature of Earth covers low flying aircraft from radar detection. You need aircraft to spot them from further away but so far Russian fighters keep lobbing long range missiles at every Ukrainian aircraft that gets anywhere near the frontlines forcing them to stay back.
@prabhjotsiddu92
Жыл бұрын
It is clear that its a F-16 promotion video! USA is desperate to get new customer for this vintage aircraft. MiG29 has been drastically upgraded ( not sure about Ukraine) by India with modern Early warning receiver, Electronic counter measure systems and improved radar. The pilot said their mig 29 can see only 78 kms? Then it must be the very first slot produced in 1980s. UpG grade mig 29 can see upto 160 kms and can launch both air to air and air to ground missiles.its radar can see 360 degree and helmet mounted sight allows the pilot to shoot without turning the whole aircraft but just turning his head towards the enemy and auto lock.
@pogo1140
Жыл бұрын
Ukraine flies the MiG-29A, it has no reliable supply of spare parts or ammunition for the plane. That's why they are looking at F-16's. not because it's the best choice, but because it's available in the numbers they need. Honestly they are looking for 60+ planes that they expect will all be destroyed in a year. They are at war, they will lose planes, they've already lost 1/2 of their MIG-29's, they'll lose more before the year is out
@M_Jono
Жыл бұрын
Good , Cant wait to watch it down like flies
@allgood6760
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this 👍✈️
@s3cunit
Жыл бұрын
Godspeed, and I hope the F-16s make it to active service with Ukraine sooner, rather than later. Slava Ukraini!
@fish1725
Жыл бұрын
💙💛🙌
@MrBenedict317
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see a movie from director Zelensky.
@szymonk1132
Жыл бұрын
I'm a rookie in aviation and everything but can't they just upgrade radars?
@maineusaMax
Жыл бұрын
It's very upsetting as an American in support of Ukraine. We should have sent F16'S immediately. It takes months just to learn to use them, and set up supply lines for them. They are coming, and going to make Russia pay a dear cost. Slava Ukraini.🇺🇦💪🇺🇸
@chriscalderin6677
Жыл бұрын
Why would you support Ukraine and not Russia?
@Apple-om5mr
9 ай бұрын
@@chriscalderin6677cause fuck Russia, they been invading and oppressing Eastern Europeans for centuries, and it ends in Ukraine
@wisdon
Жыл бұрын
"we will fight Russia til the last ukrainian!!!” US Congress
@j.f.fisher5318
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad they are finally getting sent. o7 from America. Slava Ukraini!
@fish1725
Жыл бұрын
💙💛💞🙌
@natotvwarjimbo3461
Жыл бұрын
SLAVA UKRAINI🎺💛💙🔰🔱💪👍🥾💤👀= FREEDOM
@tacticalsapper
Жыл бұрын
Free the Wings of Freedom!
@MrRismm
Жыл бұрын
Cool video, good luck to pilot
@randerson752
Жыл бұрын
While the F-16 is a step in the right direction, I think Swedish Gripen E’s or French Rafale C’s would be a better long term solution.
@dennismtz817
Жыл бұрын
F16 Block72 is superior from Gripen
@DriveCarToBar
Жыл бұрын
New build anything would be better than the F16A and B models they're going to get. All of them should be MLU (mid-life-update) models but still not as advanced as current F16C/D models to say nothing of the newest Rafales or Gripens.
@nerdyali4154
Жыл бұрын
@@dennismtz817 For what? The Gripen was designed to take on the Soviets, operate from roads and is way easier to maintain in the field. It has some very sophisticated electronic systems.
@pogo1140
Жыл бұрын
@@DriveCarToBar The MLU M5 brings them up to F-16C block 52 with AIM-120 and IRS-T compatibility
@pogo1140
Жыл бұрын
@@JimCarner AIM-120's and AIM-9's from what I can tell
@WarDaddy8917
Жыл бұрын
The last part the Pilot was talking about is data link which is highly crucial for situational awareness
@emrahs1
Жыл бұрын
Allah yardimciniz Olsun 🇺🇦
@kennethwilson8633
Жыл бұрын
Hope you live to get those F16s …Keep fighting and we support you.
@jamesstreet228
Жыл бұрын
Also the Soviet era missiles Ukraine is using are outdated. They have to maintain a link with the plane to guide them to the target. So when the pilot fires the missile he has to continue to fly behind the missile which makes him an easy target. Even a few degrees of deviation from course can break the link between the plane and the missile and the missile just flies off to who knows where. With the F16 they will have the "fire and forget" type of missiles that have a guidance system of their own. Get Ukraine the F16's NOW.
@DriveCarToBar
Жыл бұрын
The biggest benefit from the F16s won't be their air to air capability. It's the increased accuracy and ability to launch modern ATG munitions. Russian air defense loses it's intimidation when you have access to modern anti-radiation bombs and missiles.
@jdogdarkness
Жыл бұрын
Ukraine needs F16 or F18 & IDEALLY Gripen(unfortunately unlikely for a host of reasons). The US is retiring A-10s, I say send those to replace SU-25
@tomoh160
Жыл бұрын
They replace SU-25's with an inferior-in-every-way A10? A10 is slower, less agile, has way less armor, can carry less weapons, has less range, etc. And it's never been tested in a proper war, all it's ever done was shoot at unarmed civilians in 3rd world countries. Like most US weapons for that matter.
@Cat-y4w
Жыл бұрын
su 25 is better than a10
@PaulGuy
Жыл бұрын
@@Cat-y4w Maybe it is, but not if they run out. They only had 16, according to the World Air Forces report by Flight Global and Embraer.
@DriveCarToBar
Жыл бұрын
@@Cat-y4w At what? Getting shot down by MANPADs?
@59thfsaviation79
Жыл бұрын
@@DriveCarToBar Beat me to it. He's delusional. lol
@kessilrun6754
Жыл бұрын
Can't go wrong with an F16 or a Gripen. Both are fundamentally similar in handling and versatility. This is awesome. Only next best thing would be the F35.
@user-McGiver
Жыл бұрын
F-16s and a few F-117s for Ukraine would be the absolute block for ruZZia!
@andycig2993
Жыл бұрын
This is none of America's business. Any American who wants to support it can send their dollars and their sons.
@marioshadjikyriacou3381
Жыл бұрын
1:29...yeah! I'm waiting santa on December 25th!
@Erik-dc7bo
Жыл бұрын
Give the Ukrainians what they need -- now. The concern over what putin will think is cowardice.
@mikeyf103
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful looking jet
@fish1725
Жыл бұрын
Our pilots are the best.They showed when protecting sky on old Mig-29!Please help to win this most blooding war!With hopless and wishes from ukrainian peole!
@coolhand66
Жыл бұрын
Wow those mig-29s did you see the amount of scalene on a fuselage oh my God that plane has been around a little bit. They need to be set to some remanufacturer to be manufactured
@walterstewart1927
Жыл бұрын
Get these heroic pilots F16's!!!!!! Slava Ukraini!!!
@UNSF
Жыл бұрын
How I really wished the pilot can touch a little on how their MiG-29s / Su-27s are now capable of, even if rudimentary, firing western missiles. It is such an engineering miracle, fusing two completely different avionics together.
@mr.muldoontoyou
Жыл бұрын
Who is going to be trained on these? Who is going to maintain these? It would take minimum of a year to train the personnel needed to fly and service these aircraft?
@phbrinsden
Жыл бұрын
Get those F16s there! We are taking way too long. These pilots have already shown how smart they are and how fast they become proficient. Get it done people!
@emilabd2616
Жыл бұрын
Once Ukrainians get f16 they will modify their mig29s with modern technology and I think they can squeeze out everything what mig29s planer can offer. With better engines and avionics this plane can outshine f16s
@DriveCarToBar
Жыл бұрын
The Ukrainians already have updated Mig-29s they received from Poland. The ability to drop JDAMs in strike missions is a big benefit. The big problem that the F16s will help with is being able to engage threats further away with AMRAAMs. Russia's anti-air capability limits the older Ukrainian fighters who have nothing to shoot back. The bigger help though has been the Patriot systems showing up in Ukraine. Russian Su-27s and Su-35s aren't as big a threat anymore.
@DeepWebDiary
Жыл бұрын
Im anti Russia but the MIG 29 is a beautiful aircraft. Always been fond of it.
@bonglops3773
Жыл бұрын
Let's go America give them the F16s already and equalize the battlefield...
@tomoh160
Жыл бұрын
Anyone who thinks F16's would change anything is just as delusional as those who thought Leopards would change anything. Russia isn't even using their fighter jets currently. If F16's arrive, they can just vastly superior SU35's and then shift the balance again.
@DriveCarToBar
Жыл бұрын
The F-16 wouldn't be a game changer, but it would add very useful capabilities to the Ukrainian forces. And I'd love to see the Su-35 try to enforce air superiority in Ukraine right now even without the F-16s being there. Do you think Russia isn't using its fighters because it doesn't need them? The SU-35 can be equipped with a variety of dumb bombs, guided bombs and air to surface missiles. Russia would be stupid to not use such a good fighter unless there were a very good reason to not risk those expensive aircraft and their trained pilots. And lets be honest, F16s launching HARMs would cause havoc in Russian positions like Belbek in Crimea. They'd have little choice but to abandon the position or risk losing their air defense cover. Sure the Flankers could go try to intercept the F-16s but then they run into the problem we know what happens as soon as the Flankers try to restore superiority.
@_tiredofidiocy_
Жыл бұрын
I would like to see the Swedish Gripen in Ukraine, because they are less demanding on the runway
@andykdawg6005
Жыл бұрын
I'm so sick of hearing about Ukraine. Enough already.
@DerekJr1980
Жыл бұрын
I always remember in 2022/03 Ukraine MIG-29 Killed Russia Su-30, I think Ukraine air force still strong. Stand with Ukraine 💪💪💪
@jamessheehan7242
Жыл бұрын
Balls of steel, Slava Ukraine
@romeo8542
Жыл бұрын
F16 is the beast in the sky
@Onatyrade
Жыл бұрын
I hope there is a training program on going ,because it will only be a matter of time before the political points will be there to fully arm and support Ukraine and any other legitimate democracy from authoritarian terror. Not to do so is foolish.
@stefanbanev
Жыл бұрын
Well, in fact Ukrainians did exterminate 100% of Russian's rockets, 100% Russian's rockets have been destroyed, non of them have survived, brave Ukrainians did destroy 100% of Russian's rockets, Russian rockets have no chances to withstand an impact with brave Ukrainian hero... Glory Ukrainian heroes!!!
@DANIELWAGNER-tr1vh
Жыл бұрын
WHY F-16 ?I THINK WE ALL KNOW - THATS AKILLER JET -STILL IN USE IN OUR NATION ISRAEL AND DOING JUST FINE 😎💙💛👌NO PIG -SORRY MIG PIG GETS EVER NEAR IT 💯MENY THANKS UNITED 24 GLORY TO UKRAINE DEFENDERS /HEROS 💖💖💖💖👍
@asynchronicity
Жыл бұрын
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
@punchtalestudio
Жыл бұрын
Stinger are crucial for 🇺🇦 Himars are crucial for 🇺🇦 Leopards are crucial for 🇺🇦 F16 are crucial for 🇺🇦 nuclear bombs are crucial for 🇺🇦 Godzilla is crucial for 🇺🇦
@marioshadjikyriacou3381
Жыл бұрын
Everything is crucial, asking for Everything like been tomatoes and cucumbers
@sonotornato9003
Жыл бұрын
Poor souls with the F16 you won't do anything more than what you Don't do whit the old Mig.29 Ukraine has already lost and you don't want to understand it. The Usa Will slowly let you go as they have always done with other nations. Sorry but this is the sad and bitter Truth.
@epi2045
Жыл бұрын
Man that Mig looks like my old pair of boots I destroyed a decade ago.
@robertashton8069
Жыл бұрын
The slowness in delivering jet-fighter assets is disturbing. I love Joe B, but he was wrong in blocking Poland from donating Mig-29's.
@jamesstreet228
Жыл бұрын
Not only the plane will be an upgrade but the missiles they carry as well. The fire and forget missiles are a HUGE upgrade and will be much less dangerous for Ukrainian pilots
@jeremymendoza1465
Жыл бұрын
These pilots really are fighting a modern day Battle of Britain but instead of Germany it's Russia against overwhelming odds and still having success. History will remember them greatly.
@RubenErzaehlt
Жыл бұрын
Please, use a stabilizer for your camera. It makes my eyes hurt to watch this shaking 😅 Other then that i rly do like your videos!
@kevinfox1780
Жыл бұрын
The West is so nutless to not do everything possible to give them F-16's.
@peterrauth118
Жыл бұрын
"Never in the field of human conflict....."
@jordancourse5102
Жыл бұрын
The only thing that holds the MiG 29 back is the weapon systems. I dont think Ukraine has the modern mig 29 variants but rumor has it Ukrainian 29's were trying to use AMRAAMS since they were in low stock on the R27. I highly doubt they had access to the r77. F16 would give them better comfort, visibility, awareness with datalink more lethal weaponry (AMRAAM). F16 out classes the MiG 29 in radar and weapons capability. Flight characteristics really comes down to the pilot.
@-Muhammad_Ali-
Жыл бұрын
Even if you bring F-15 or F-22 that would still make no change
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