Ukraine Wants AESA Radar, Latest Missiles in F-16s Jets

Ukraine Wants Modern Radar, Latest Weapons in F-16s Jets it is expected to receive from Norway and Denmark.

Ukraine Wants Modern Radar, Latest Weapons in F-16s Jets Ukraine has initiated talks with donor countries to modernize some 24 F-16s fighter jets it is expected to receive from Denmark and Netherlands.

Ukrainian MP Oleksandra Ustinova stated in an interview with European Pravda that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense is in discussions regarding the modernization of fighter jets planned for transfer with the donors.

"We need more powerful radars and better missiles for them. It makes no sense to just provide us with an aircraft equipped with a 60-kilometer radar, like MiGs have," the MP emphasized.

"This is the only way we will be able to detect their (Russian) planes, which are deploying 500-kilogram bombs against our troops on the front line. At the moment, they're flying a plane, launching a guided bomb, and we don't see it.

According to Ustinova, the new fighter jets can be expected at the earliest by the end of spring 2024. This timeline is influenced by the extensive training period for pilots, with the majority expected to be ready in the first half of 2024.

Theoretically, the time spent on pilot training should be sufficient to modernize some of the aircraft scheduled for transfer to Ukraine.