An hour of F-16 flight costs $27,000 and requires 16 hours of maintenance. Reported by this TV channel CNN Citing Mark Kansian, senior adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
According to Kansian, there are tens of thousands of parts in the fighter jet, which must be constantly supplied to Ukraine so that the necessary parts are always at hand. The aircraft can then be immediately taken to the hangar and repaired.
He explained that on average, an hour of F-16 flight costs 16 hours of maintenance and about 27 thousand dollars. Kansian also stressed that Soviet fighters don’t need that much maintenance.
Before that CNN knowledgeableUkraine will face some problems while using F-16 warplanes. The use of warriors depends on many variables. The operation of warplanes “will be as difficult for the Ukrainians as the administration.”
Previously in NATO in your name The condition for the transfer of the F-16 to Ukraine.