zomgbratto t1_j6g4wp1 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:15 AM

Reply to comment by DoorHingesKill in German chancellor says he won't send fighter jets to Ukraine by El-JJ

It's not so simple. Fighters need trained ground crews to operate and pilots need to be trained in one. From what I have heard, Ukrainian pilots are currently training to fight in F-15s and F-16s. Training the Ukrainian Air Force to operate on yet another different fighter is going to take even more time.

DoorHingesKill t1_j6hndji wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:53 AM

From what I heard Congress approved money for their training like half a year ago, not that they're being trained. It wasn't on request of the WH either, so I'm not entirely sure Biden jumped in on it back then.

Also hearing how long the US believes its gonna take till the Abrams are operational (including supply line and training for soldiers/engineers) I kinda have to doubt the whole "we planned it all a year in advance but just held back the actual hardware (e.g. fighter jets) for now."