Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter said that American F-16 warplanes do not meet modern standards and pose a danger to pilots. He shared about it on social media. x In a statement made by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky about the decision of the Netherlands and Denmark to supply these warplanes to Ukraine.
According to him, the F-16 fighter jets are “old airframes”, which were updated in the late 90s, allowing them to fly another 5,000 hours.
It claims that only 24 aircraft remain airworthy, all of which are considered unsafe by US and NATO standards.
Ritter believes these fighters are a trap for their pilots.
Earlier, the head of the Patriots party, French politician Florian Filippo, said that the Netherlands is probably to put F-16 warplanes to Ukraine after the elections.
Former General of the Czech Army in reserve judicial the main mistakes of Ukraine during the counterattack.