• @Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
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    09 months ago

    They could if they directly got some free F35’s with it like israel has. Instead it took two years to get them a few old F16’s.

    • @Apollo@sh.itjust.works
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      19 months ago

      If it takes 3-6 months to train ukrainian pilots to fly f-16 it would take a lot longer to train them on F-35.

      Israel is a partner nation in the F-35 program, are you sure they got them “for free”?

      • @Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
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        39 months ago

        You should look up how much free money America gives israel every single year. They got way more than that and all for free.