Originally Posted by
rattman
What F-16's every time it gets raised I ask the same question. What F-16 are sitting around available to be transferred to ukraine. Second hand F-16's sell like hotcakes once an announcement is made of retirement someone else announces they are buying. Even the US is running short of a good quality F-16 to use as target drones
I think the EF tranche ones from UK, suppliement by the austrian ones would be a best option. They would relatively easy to supply, train and maintain in europe. Second option would be a F-18. The kuwati F-18 have done relatively little work, the could be supplimented by the ex RAAF 40ish plus the finish ones if needed and parts from the boneyard
Just give them anything which is just to go out of service and unlikely to be re-sold or sold for buttons - Hawk T1s, German Tornadoes, the whole shaboozle. May as well get some use out of them.