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alojapan.com/1230487/f-16-make F-16 makes emergency landing on Okinawa, report says, as Vermont F-35s arrive for duty #EmergencyLanding #F16 #F16CFightingFalcon #Kadena #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands while F-16C Fighting Falcons assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Jan. 13, 2025. (Tylir Meyer/U.S. Air Force) KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — An F-16C…

Ukrainian pilots on Western fighters show excellent results in combat work on air and ground targets. An F-16 pilot talks about combat missions, tactics of use, a powerful team that has successfully mastered Western technology and new approaches to its use.

youtube.com/watch?v=kwbTB45flFk

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@edwiebe

Ed, it all depends on perspective. Right now, if #America were to invade #Canada, the #F16's we had been using as ALLIES of the #US would be rendered useless the moment their #MilitaryIndustrialComplex flipped the "kill switch" on those jets. America's #ODIN program controls #communications and targeting equipment, among other things. Once that kill switch is engaged, our pilots would be flying blind. Useless.

We can't depend on America anymore. We need our own planes.

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@feather1952
In the original #Portuguese article, the Defense Minister is interviewed and categorically rules out the purchase of #F35 to replace their #F16 [which presumably would go to Ukraine] and confirmed that Portugal is already talking the the #French about alternative fighters.

publico.pt/2025/03/13/politica

Público · Nuno Melo afasta compra de F-35 aos EUA por causa de Trump. “O mundo já mudou”By Helena Pereira

Dat zag nou niemand aankomen! 😱🥵😱🥵😱🥵

"Vrees dat Trump peperdure F-35 straaljagers van NAVO-landen onbruikbaar kan maken"

--> "Gevreesd wordt dat Trump de eventuele 'kill switch' [..] in gaat zetten."

--> "Uit [Oekraine] komen berichten dat de door de VS geleverde F-16 straaljagers inmiddels niet meer goed functioneren"

--> "De F-35 toestellen, ter waarde van 8,3 miljard euro, zouden volgend jaar aan Duitsland geleverd moeten worden"

(Via @Joop ) #F35 #F16 #Ukrain
bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/vree

BNNVARAVrees dat Trump peperdure F-35 straaljagers van NAVO-landen onbruikbaar kan maken - Joop - BNNVARAKocht Nederland voor miljarden een Trojaans Paard? Toestellen kunnen niet ingezet worden om Groenland te verdedigen tegen VS-aanval.
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Die #USA haben die #Ukraine verraten golem.de/news/verrat-ukrainisc

» Die Einstellung der Unterstützung sowohl der #F16-Störsender als auch die nachrichtendienstlichen Sperre sowie die Unbrauchbarmachung der Zielerfassung der #M142 #Himars ist de facto ein #Verrat der USA an seinem Verbündeten, der Ukraine. Dieses Verhalten der USA ist auch der Grund dafür, weshalb etwa Airbus dazu rät, künftig keine US-Waffentechnik mehr zu beschaffen, die aus der Ferne abgeschaltet werden kann. «

Golem.de · Verrat: Ukrainische F-16 ohne US-Support - Golem.deBy Michael Linden