How Dutch F-16s Can Change Ukraine's War - Video

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In this video, we're announcing that dozens of Dutch F-16s have been freed up potentially for Ukraine. This is a major win for the Ukrainian military, and could mean big things for the country's defense against Russia.

This news comes just days after the Netherlands announced it would be sending more military aid to Ukraine. With Dutch F-16s on standby, Ukraine now has a powerful air force that can defend its territory against Russian aggression. Thank you to all of our supporters who helped make this possible!

Ukraine’s F-16s Could Come With These Weapons?

Draken, a U.S. adversary air contractor, will now take just six former Dutch F-16 fighter jets, leaving more potentially for Ukraine.

The Netherlands has once again emerged as a likely frontrunner among the Western nations looking to get F-16 fighter jets into the hands of the Ukrainian Air Force. In the latest development regarding the future of the Dutch Viper fleet, the country’s defense ministry has confirmed that plans to sell a dozen of the jets to the contractor ‘red air’ company Draken have been dramatically scaled back. The ministry also now says that one alternative use for the F-16s would be training Ukrainian pilots — an aspiration that the Netherlands has previously said it wanted to support.

The new details come from a letter to the Dutch parliament from Christophe van der Maat, the State Secretary of Defense in the Netherlands, a position that supports the Dutch Minister of Defense. Dated June 1, this letter outlines the current status of the deal with Draken, which was announced in July 2021, covering the transfer of 12 ex-Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16A/Bs to the U.S. company, plus options on another 28 of the jets.

Weapons delivered to Ukraine so far that would be suitable for the F-16 include:

-AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM). The F-16 will be able to use this weapon far more dynamically and effectively than how it is currently being employed by Ukraine's Soviet-designed tactical aircraft. This will mark a major enhancement in capability and a big threat increase to many Russian air defense systems deployed in occupied areas.

-AIM-120 AMRAAM. The AIM-120 is already in service in Ukraine via its NASAMS air defense systems. They are likely using AIM-120A/Bs, at least for the time being. So giving Ukraine AMRAAM capability on its F-16s is all but a given. This is quite remarkable considering Egypt, one of the world's largest F-16 operators, still is not cleared for AMRAAM, and neither is Iraq, although there are a number of reasons for this beyond technological risk. The big question is if Ukraine will get the more capable AIM-120C variant, which we will discuss in a moment. Our feature on the implications of AMRAAM being approved for NASAMS use in Ukraine can be found here and another on arming Ukraine's existing fighters with AIM-120 here.

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