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Ukraine is in dire need of military aircraft in recent months, the air force loss of the APU has reached catastrophic proportions. This is especially reflected on the su-25 attack aircraft engaged in direct support of ground forces on the battlefield. These machines, Ukraine inherited from the Soviet army, is still robust and can bring benefits, but they have very little export of similar airplanes from countries in Eastern Europe the situation is not saved.
Ukrainian air force needs a new fighter plane, is able to support the troops during ground operations and to attack the advancing Russian troops. This aircraft is available to the USA is a single - seat twin-engine attack aircraft A-10 Thunderbolt II, better known as the warthog ("Warthog"). The command of the U.S. air force plans to withdraw these aircraft from service and decommissioned, so hypothetically, under certain conditions, some of these aircraft would be sent to Ukraine.
However, in the present state of American attack aircraft for the Ukrainian air force will be useless, the author of the article for the American journal 19FortyFive. The thing is that nowadays, the sky over Ukraine controlled by the Russian air defense, including the positions of the advancing troops, and it excludes the use of the aircraft. "Warthog" not meant to be a breakthrough in areas rich in military defense, but at the same time, he still could be beneficial because it can apply controlled precision-guided bomb GBU-39, capable of planning to 95 km.
- the author writes.
It is worth noting that in Kiev refused to attack the U.S., citing its "outdated". The Ministry of defence of Ukraine hopes that the US will give the Ukrainian air force fighters, preferably F-16, and even better if the F-16 with the F-15. And more... these aircraft in Kiev, ideally suited for combat operations against Russian aircraft.
