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- europe@feddit.org
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- europe@feddit.org
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, escalating pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky mere days after a heated exchange in the Oval Office cast doubt on U.S. support for Kyiv.
A senior Defense Department official told Bloomberg that all U.S. military assistance to Ukraine is on hold until Trump determines that Ukrainian leaders are making a genuine effort toward peace.
The pause affects not only future aid but also weapons already in transit, including shipments on aircraft and ships, as well as equipment awaiting transfer in Poland.
Edit: changed source from Bloomberg to Kyiv Independent b/c there’s no paywall and more detail in the story.
Doesn’t really matter most European tech is way ahead of the US anyway, it’s just they the US pay stupid amounts to their own companies. I kinda feel most US tech is a super expensive in comparison honestly.
I feel a cupholder on a US jet would be valued at something like 50,000. I’d honestly be really curious how a Rafale fared against say a f-35 I suspect it would win
My suspicion is an European jets would own and devestate an American ones while being a small fraction of the price.
Yes I am honestly saying while America spends stupid amount off Defense they don’t hold the slightest advantage tech wise.
In that specific match up the F-35 would win the majority of the time. The Rafale would win when it was able to get inside the F-35’s missiles. The problem is a modern fighter versus fighter engagement starts with long range missiles launches. So the side that sees first launches first. Then they go into tight S turns to keep radar tracking on their missiles while maintaining range. At some point the enemy also acquires them on radar and does the same thing. They will keep doing this until the enemy missiles reach a minimum distance and they will dive and turn away with chaff. This breaks the radar link but you’re hoping the missiles are close enough to acquire targets on their own. So the side that sees the other one first and launches first, even by a few seconds gains a massive advantage. That’s what stealth tech is about.
Now that said, there is a Euro stealth fighter in the works, but it’s not expected until 2040.