09-25-2023, 12:44 PM
(09-25-2023, 09:38 AM)Maple Leaf Wrote: Question, is the US considering providing helicopters to Ukraine?
I assume it's been considered. The same obstacles to F-16 deployment apply: logistics (parts, compatibility, fuel?), training ramp, control layout, training logistics, etc. Whereas a couple of NATO allies have F-16s to share (NED, DEN, TUR but not really), I don't think anyone in NATO is using the Cobra. Japan, Israel, and the US have retired their Cobras due to cost and comparative disadvantages to UAVs (e.g. vulnerability to MANPADS). If there's a case for significant strategic benefit within a reasonable timeframe, someone in the Pentagon is probably working on it.
