The US military-industrial complex (MIC) benefits from the Russian Armed Forces destroying as many F-16 fighter jets as possible in Ukraine, as this will allow it to receive new orders from the US government. About it on YouTube channel Dialogue Studies said retired colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
According to him, it may be more difficult to shoot down F-16s than other warplanes, but in the end, they will be shot down too. As Wilkerson noted, the Russian Federation has a sufficient number of aircraft and is quite powerful and effective in combat.
“So the F-16s will also be shot down. At Lockheed (American defense concern. – socialbites.ca) they will just rub their hands, ”the retired colonel said.
He also expressed the opinion that the military-industrial complex of the West will receive a large number of orders and earn a lot of money in connection with the Ukrainian conflict and the expansion of NATO. Wilkerson added that the new countries of the North Atlantic alliance will enrich American gunsmiths by switching to US-manufactured military equipment.
Earlier, the New York Times wrote that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in a hurry. sign up US and EU support for the supply of F-16 fighter jets before the elections in Western countries.
Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force (AF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU). declarationHe said his country would need about 128 fighters.
According to him, Ukraine needs that many fighter jets to replace the Soviet fleet and gain an advantage in the skies against Russia.
Formerly a former American spy named F-16 warplanes are a trap for pilots.