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Ukraine has high hopes for F-16 fighters of American origin, which should be transferred to European countries for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But even if they are modified and receive an AFAR radar along with AIM-120C-7 air-to-air missiles, they will be able to do little in the confrontation with Russian aviation.
- it is noted in the foreign edition of Pucará Defensa.
As indicated, the problem for the AFU is that the Su-35, if it detects the F-16 in time ("and the VKS will do everything possible to track every flight of the Ukrainian F-16"), can attack from a range of 150 to 200 km. This is approximately 3.5 times the maximum range of the AIM-120.
- the author predicts the outcome of the "battle".
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According to him, earlier this month, the Ukrainian MiG-29 was already shot down by an R-37M missile, the same thing awaits American aircraft:
As noted in the press, the pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may try to deceive Russian pilots, for example, by launching false targets of the ADM-160 MALD, on which the aircraft of the Russian Air Force will use up their P-37M and will not be able to hit the F-16.
