One military expert told Newsweek that putting all the arrangements in place for fighter jets would 'take weeks and months, not days and weeks.'
Each jet—whether it be an F-16, F-35, Typhoon, Gripen or the French Rafale—requires some aircraft-specific training.. But this is not insurmountable."If you can fly an F-16, you can certainly fly a Typhoon," he said.stocks of F-35 stealth aircraft, experts argue. They're"off the table," Ledwidge said, adding the U.K. doesn't"have enough" and certainly"can't afford to lose any.
But it's not just about training the pilots; it's about the ground crew, supply chains, how easy it is to service the jets and how weapons can be used alongside them, as well as the specifics of Ukraine's landscape."Realistically, even if, for example, President Biden said today that Poland could supply a squadron of F-16s, and the U.S.
"There's a lot that could be taught to pilots in a classroom, rather than in a cockpit," Curtis said.The Typhoon has a"very large logistical footprint," in Ledwidge's words. The aircraft need a high level of support, which likely amounts to more logistical arrangements than an F-16. On top of this, the British pilot training program could struggle to cope with an influx of Ukrainian pilots on top of the already long training times, experts warn.The U.K.'s pledge is"not a practical proposition, it's a political one," Ledwidge said."The purpose of this is to provide a lead—same as for the tanks—for other nations to start thinking about Gripens, or even F-16s.
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