US President Donald Trump's team has ordered the termination of vital support for F-16 fighter jet jamming equipment that Ukraine has. What is important to understand is that this could deprive the Ukrainian Air Force of its most important air countermeasures.
  • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
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    27 days ago

    Is it just me or does europe really need to partner on building defensive tech. Why are we all buying american jets when their capabilities are quickly weakened when the wrong president is elected and cuts support.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    27 days ago

    This is completely unacceptable. These Jets were given by European NATO countries to defend Europe.
    This is a decidedly hostile act by USA against Europe!

    • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
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      27 days ago

      And it shows that European countries need to stop buying American weapons.

      • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
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        25 days ago

        Which is such a bangup job. The F-35 program was predicted predicated on allies being able to buy it. Which they were in droves.

        It’s weird, but Trump might do irreversible damage to the US MIC. Not out of any principled stance, but because he doesn’t understand anything.