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[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

xdoubt it has the "latest air combat ordinance", no way nato would risk that kind of tech falling into russian hands

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Those planes still operate behind the front line. Maybe NATO is more concerned about planes not being able to protect themselves, than them straying into enemy territory and getting shot down.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

so the ordinance stays behind the front line?

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No, it's more about the radar and the missile avoidance systems. Though for the AIM air-to-air rockets, they explode so high up in the air that finding wreckage of them may be difficult.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-13_(missile)

idk if something like this would actually happen these days but I'd guess this is what they're worried about

[–] nevemsenki@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Good equipment is always nice, but as long as they have only about 6 F16s it won't really matter much.