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The other benefit is that it offers a relevant air-defense/counter-air option that the A-10 cannot match up to. But hey -- why not both?
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Given choice between F-16 and A-10, the UAF will take the former, getting in/out of the ground target asap. The Viper doesn't have the brrrttt gun, but it carries a lot of PGMs.
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PRAGUE, Sept 3 (Reuters) - An estimated 70,000 people protested in Prague against the Czech government on Saturday, calling on the ruling coalition to do more to control soaring energy prices and voicing opposition to the European Union and NATO.
Organisers of the demonstration from a number of far-right and fringe political groups including the Communist party, said the central European nation should be neutral militarily and ensure direct contracts with gas suppliers, including Russia.
Tens of thousands protest in Prague against Czech government, EU and NATO
An estimated 70,000 people protested in Prague against the Czech government on Saturday, calling on the ruling coalition to do more to control soaring energy prices and voicing opposition to the European Union and NATO.www.reuters.com
I chatted to a Czech friend about these and he says it's wild - the far right and the far left marching together and having a pro-Russian love in. He commented that they basically found common ground about being anti-vaxx/anti-lockdowns during COVID and have now taken it to the next level. He doesn't feel like it amounts to anything - accorrding to him, Czech people are much more supportive of the EU and NATO that they were before the Ukraine invasion.
The main trigger is cost of living stuff - most Czech people feel like they're under pressure financially and they think winter is going to be bad with a shortage of gas.
Interestingly, he says the protestors are either really young or older and right leaning. Not many in the 25-55 age bracket.
I think it comes down to training. Train everyone on the fewest aircraft types so that they can themselves train others on the fewest types.The other benefit is that it offers a relevant air-defense/counter-air option that the A-10 cannot match up to. But hey -- why not both?
Correct - and in the USAF today, once a pilot gets their duty assignment, they fly one aircraft, it's rare to see otherwise. @Biff may chime in on this.I think it comes down to training. Train everyone on the fewest aircraft types so that they can themselves train others on the fewest types.
I think it comes down to training. Train everyone on the fewest aircraft types so that they can themselves train others on the fewest types.
I don't think the Gripen is a training stepping stone to the Viper.Maybe a dozen Grippens to hold them over until a more adequate F-16 infrastructure is developed.
Let's just keep scooping up and sending to Ukraine the world's MiG-29 stocks until the F-16 can enter UAF service. India has MiG-29s, including license-built versions. A middle man bearing cash would given India both incentive and plausible deniability.
Except that (as has been stated before several times) the A-10's pilots are schooled in "Basic Flight Maneuvers" the same as fighter pilots.No matter what you do to an A-10, its air-air capabilities are negligible.
If you get a chance, look up what the A-10 carries in the way of ordnance besides it's cannon.The TB-2s can fly top cover for A-10s. Only half joking as there seem to be more Bayraktars now and flying into combat zones. I get a big kick out of looking at those SAM radars getting zapped.
Alleged Russian video of the aftermath of the alleged event. I agree with the commentators, this looks pretty fakeThis sounds like a bold UAF attempt, if true.
Russia says it foiled Ukrainian attempt to seize nuclear plant
Ukrainian forces attempted to capture the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in an attack on the facility on Friday night, Russia's defence ministry said in its daily briefing on Saturday.www.reuters.com
Maybe these guys?
I had never been in a battlefield but those deads look in good shape. No blood, no injuries.Alleged Russian video of the aftermath of the alleged event. I agree with the commentators, this looks pretty fake
-K version of MIG-29 will require as much training from Ukrainians as F-16 - this airplane have very little common with 9.13 version used by UkraineIndia is busy fitting out its new carrier. They probably want any and all good -29 airframes, if, for nothing else, spare parts.
If I'm a Russian soldier sitting in Kherson who hasn't been properly paid, equipped, fed or led for months, and who has no idea why I'm here, or what the mission is…. when the UAF arrives I'm either surrendering or swimming the Dnieper.Looks like Ukraine is having some success with local advances in Kherson Oblast.