The United States has pledged to Ukraine a consignment of AIM-9M air-to-air missiles. And it’s obvious why. Ukraine is fighting a desperate battle against Russian drones.
a consignment of Raytheon AIM-9M Sidewinder heat-seeking air-to-air missiles. And it’s pretty obvious why.
Plus, the air force is about to acquire a whole lot more jets: 60 or more surplus Lockheed Martin F-16s from Denmark, The Netherlands and Norway. The F-16s will need missiles. It’s not clear the Canadian Sidewinders have arrived in Ukraine. It also is unclear when the American Sidewinders will arrive.
MiGs and Sukhois carrying R-73s are an effective defense against the slow-flying Shaheds, but an inefficient one.
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