
Flash News
He caused the double accident in Vlora, the former director of Fier Customs is arrested
Arben Ahmetaj officially accused by SPAK, under accusation of 3 criminal offences
Rama leaves for Great Britain, meeting with Rishi Sunak; focus on immigration
The vehicle collides with the traffic divider on the Fushë Krujë-Thumane axis, the passenger dies
Posta e mëngjesit/ Me 2 rreshta: Çfarë pati rëndësi dje në Shqipëri
Experts show how F-16 fighter jets would give Ukraine an advantage
Air defense experts say the US-made F-16 fighter jets would give Ukraine an advantage over the Russian air force, but only if combined with powerful missiles and targeting information that the West would have to provide. drawing him more actively into the war.
"It's not a panacea, not a game changer," said Konstantinos Zikidis, an aerospace engineer with the Hellenic Aerospace Industry who has extensive experience with the F-16.
Most NATO members in Europe have kept open the possibility of sending their F-16s to Ukraine, even though President Joe Biden said the United States would not.
"The Sukhoi-35 is bigger and faster and has a more powerful radar," Zikidis told Al Jazeera about the Russian fighter jet the F-16 would be up against.
But the F-16 could outrun the Sukhoi-35 if it carried powerful Western missiles and received tracking data from airborne radars, Zikidis said.
If Ukraine were to receive F-16s, they would likely come from Poland, which has said it is ready to surrender part of its fleet.
These carry the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, a short-range infrared missile guided from 10-20 km undetectable by the target aircraft's defense systems, Zikidis said.
Both missiles are among NATO's most advanced.
Wing Commander Thanasis Papanikolaou, who has flown and commanded formations of F-16s, agrees that, if networked, the F-16 would offer Ukraine a clear advantage.
"The Russians are using older tactics, while Western tactics have evolved to use aircraft in combination with the navy, ground forces, [air] radar and naval intelligence - this type of Western warfare is very advanced," Papanikolaou said.
Source: AL Jazzera
Latest news


Ryan Reynolds, his preparation and strict diet for the role in "Deadpool"
2023-03-21 14:51:36

Media mogul, 92-year-old Rupert Murdoch for the fifth time to the altar
2023-03-21 14:15:24
The power of artificial intelligence, develops cancer treatment in just 30 days
2023-03-21 13:58:54

Kosovo-Serbia agreement, Dacic: We agree up to the "red lines"
2023-03-21 13:17:52
New NASA mission: To Saturn's largest moon
2023-03-21 13:02:57
Even the iPhone will soon have its own foldable phone
2023-03-21 12:52:14






A German minister visits Taiwan after 26 years
2023-03-21 11:08:05
Movements in the State Police, some chiefs of police stations are replaced
2023-03-21 10:42:36


Rama leaves for Great Britain, meeting with Rishi Sunak; focus on immigration
2023-03-21 09:43:11

What happens if Donald Trump is arrested?
2023-03-21 09:12:34

Bushati: Albin Kurti is getting stabbed in the back by the Tirana government
2023-03-21 08:42:01



Reshje të pakta shiu, parashikimi i motit për sot
2023-03-21 07:53:52
Posta e mëngjesit/ Me 2 rreshta: Çfarë pati rëndësi dje në Shqipëri
2023-03-21 07:45:43


The murder of Pöllumb Islam in Greece, a 23-year-old man is arrested
2023-03-20 22:25:40





Selena Gomez becomes the most followed woman in the world on Instagram
2023-03-20 21:00:49



DASH/Meta report: Confirmation of corruption and pressures of Rama's government
2023-03-20 20:20:38


Edi Paloka: Does Yuri read the DASH reports or what?
2023-03-20 19:50:09

The BBC is asking staff to delete the TikTok app from work phones
2023-03-20 19:07:52

He was hit by a truck, the mechanic lost his life in Kurbin
2023-03-20 18:52:11


Instagram signal helped Indian police save 20-year-old man from suicide
2023-03-20 18:13:29









UN: The extreme drought in Somalia last year alone killed 43 thousand people
2023-03-20 16:45:38



Kandinsky painting found by heirs of Holocaust victims sets auction record
2023-03-20 15:56:52








Immigrants cause debate in Britain, Priti Patel 'threatens' to sue Braverman
2023-03-20 14:51:03
"Artium", a week in Tirana, summarizes all art mediums
2023-03-20 14:46:41

Ilir Shaqiri becomes part of the reality show "Isola de famosi" in Italy
2023-03-20 14:32:06





Pension reform in France, Macron's government faces a vote of no confidence
2023-03-20 13:32:06





Borrell informs the EU ministers about the results of the Ohrid meeting
2023-03-20 12:25:23





The arrest of Lefter Alla, Balla as Rama: SP is not a law office for anyone
2023-03-20 11:02:39


