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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Ukraine has about 45, so 98 is a huge addition.[/quote]

Wow, that's a huge infusion at the same time Russia is transporting in plumbing repair vans for reinforcement.[/quote]
It’s about two squadrons worth of MiGs (9.12 and a couple of UBs) that were due to be replaced anyway with F-16V.  It’s a great gesture for sure and I love how the Poles are leading NATOs response but let’s keep things in perspective.[/quote]

Poland put Biden in a tough spot.  Poland basically is saying step up America and do the deal out of Germany so we are all in this together.[/quote]

OK. So conduct the transfer in Moldova.

But get this done extremely quickly.  The Migs are desperately needed today![/quote]

The Poles are scared to do this and they have NATO backing.  Moldova would be nuts to agree to this.

I really don't understand the reluctance for NATO countries though.  They are opening providing billions in weapons to Ukraine.  I don't see how fighter jets crosses some line that they haven't already crossed.  I suspect the issue is more about whether the US can really replace the Polish MiGs in any timely fashion.  I doubt the US has a couple dozen F-16s just sitting around ready to send to Poland.[/quote]

I left Lockheed Martin a few years ago but f16s would roll off multiple daily from the line. They are easy planes to build after 30 years of doing it.
The JSF was nearing one a day when I left so I am sure there are plenty of f16s.
It is more a matter of the customization of block Poland wants.[/quote]

Is that something they could work on themselves, post delivery?[/quote]

Sometimes - really depends on what is going into the airplane.  The UAE version of the f16 is one of the coolest ones (it has spine on it for all the stuff they wanted) and some was done in US and some there by Lockheed Martin in country employees.

Typically when the US sells planes abroad Lockheed Martin gets paid for the aircraft, spare parts and some level of in country maintenance support.
The training of the pilots starts here in the US years before delivery is done by the US military.

I have no idea if polands planes are done and they are training on them yet (here) or on US training aircraft still.  [/quote]

Thanks. I love how informed some DC-area posters are. It makes DCUM really special :-)[/quote]

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