In Ukraine, they complained about the lack of spare parts for repairing the transferred F-16

The West transfers old F-16 fighter jets to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), but does not supply the necessary number of spare parts. This was announced on April 11 by the president of the Ukrainian Aviation Association of Pilots, Gennady Khazan, to the Ukrainian TV channel Novosti.Live».

"Ukraine is being given the F-16 of the 80s and is not being supplied with the necessary number of spare parts," Khazan said, his words are quoted in the Telegram channel.

He also noted that due to the current situation, it is necessary to disassemble defective aircraft for spare parts - in fact, to engage in "aviation cannibalism."

In addition, two of the F-16 fighters transferred to Ukraine are not intended for flights at all and are used as donors. The rest of the planes are also far from new. According to the expert, upgrading one F-16 to a modern level costs more than $200 million, while upgrading the MiG-29 costs $30-35 million.

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