Should the West deliver fighter jets to Ukraine? Airbus Defense & Space CEO Mike Schoellhorn on the current public debate.
Mike wonders about the military benefits (none), Russian air defense is powerful, and you don’t learn to effectively maneuver those planes on a fast course.
What we have been discussing since the delivery of the Javelins. Do you remember? then the Leopards and the same thing will happen if the West sends combat planes, and I go further, if they are offered nuclear weapons they will be destroyed, in case you don’t remember that is one of the missions of the special operation to demilitarize Ukraine.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine is not prepared to fight the army of the Russian Federation with western weapons, so that they can effectively use combat aircraft, they need many years of training, let’s look at the example of Romania, this NATO ally has at least 10 Years into its aircraft changeover transition, Ukraine will not fare any better on a fast course and less under pressure in war’s time.
That money in combat planes would be like throwing them away, the Russian defense system is very powerful as the CEO of Boing declares.
Let’s remember that Ukraine had combat planes, we already know what their destiny was DESTROYED.
