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matejrisko.bsky.social • 18 days ago

….on 30.5.2025 Deputy Minister of Defence for Dgital Development Chernohorenko confirmed that Ukraine signed an agreement to use CSI, so it seems that the aircraft are already equipped with it.
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matejrisko.bsky.social•18 days ago

This shoot down is notable in that the F-16MLU was able to (presumably at long range) ambush a Russian CAP aircraft (the APG-66 is just horrible and virtually useless for BVR combat).

So in my view the use of an AEW&C aircraft *is* likely
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matejrisko.bsky.social•18 days ago

This means
1) AEW&C was on station
2) Ukrainian aircraft now operate CSI & L-16
3) Ukraine now has a (*limited*) ability to deny Russian air operations
4) deconflict is now much easier

Pretty big news to be quite honest.

FIN

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greygosling.bsky.social•18 days ago

What I don't get is how the West hasn't bothered upgrading the F-16 radars eg with the old Greek stock?

matejrisko.bsky.social•18 days ago

It would require some additional modifications, also in the airframe (radome dimension constraints and others*), it's not -that- easy to integrate APG-68, but it should have been done, there was enough time for it, MLUs are basically something like block 15s back in the days.

matejrisko.bsky.social•18 days ago

AFAIK Ukraine directly asked for it but the possible modernisation has likely (idk for sure) been terminated by the new admin as have many other things. But it was definitely a priority (again not an easy task in any case).

greygosling.bsky.social•18 days ago

Depressing.

greygosling.bsky.social•18 days ago

Just seems lazy or v dumb.

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