Denmark and the Netherlands will provide Kyiv with the advanced Western aircraft which Ukraine has been calling for.
Western fighter jets like F-16s have better radar, avionics and guidance systems than their Russian counterparts. They can be armed with precision-guided missiles and bombs and are able to fly at 1,500 miles per hour. Their targeting capabilities would allow Ukraine to attack Russian forces in all conditions with greater accuracy.
They could target Russia's command and communications, logistical supplies, air defense and electronic warfare capabilities."Fighter jets in an air defense or air-to-air role can defeat Russian MiGs and with the right radar and munitions can defeat drones and cruise missiles," Davis said. Gen. James Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, said on Friday the F-16s will be better suited for the Western-made weapons but were"not going to be the silver bullet and all of a sudden they're going to start taking down" Russia's S-400 air-defense system.
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