Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Apart from the training, which would take Ukrainian pilots out of the sky for a month or more, each F16/F15 would require about two dozen airmen familiar with the platform to keep the jet maintained and operational day-to-day.

Unless we're talking about basing NATO airmen in Ukraine as maintenance support, that means rotating huge amounts of the Ukrainian air force to somewhere like Ramstein Air Base or the UK for weeks on-end.

Perhaps it's already happening on the sly and we don't know about it, but I'd doubt it.

The transfer of Soviet legacy fighters from former Eastern bloc countries seems like by far the best option, but I'm no expert.

yeah and the 9 months is what basic.

" War is not just a tactical and strategic affair, in the end it boils down to an economic and political one. No matter how Russia does tactically and strategically, even if they take the whole of Ukraine(they won't), they've already lost the economic and political war and badly*. "

is this a Chemical Ali moment ... lost the economic war badly !

We, EU, our leaders are going to send Russia 500 million by end of day, around 3.5 Billion by end of week, over 10 billion by the end of the month.

You even admitted yourself we /EU/Germany are paying Russia to bomb Ukraine and then you claim Russia is losing the economic war .. yikes.

Western economic media agencies report Russia has already hit their budget projections for 2022 energy revenue.

Western economic media agencies report Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia as Chinas main source of Oil.

The UK reports 5 million people are in fuel poverty.

Germany reports 20 million are at risk of of fuel poverty.

The inflation thread on Boards is one of the most active in recent weeks ... and some people on boards want you to think Russia has lost the economic war.

I guess your implying that if Russia is losing then we are winning, or maybe your not. Does anyone (bar Warren Buffett, energy traders and energy stock holders) in the West feel like they are winning the economic war.

All our leaders are promising is that long term we will win . Do you really believe what they say, do the facts really indicate we will be able to crush Russia economy as Russia pivots to the East and is welcomed with open arms, as the West shts itself as the upcoming winter will cause all sorts of agreements to go out the window when the real impact comes in , and all those meaningless sanctions most of which were kicked down the road just get kicked further down the road.

Is the ruble strong for all the wrong reasons, no, is it strong for all the right reasons no, theres no absolutes, but its strength is due to some positive economic reasons and some negative economic reasons.

I wish I was losing my economic battles and someone was sending me 500 million a day .

 " And I hate to break it to you all nuclear powered ships are "floating sea going operational nuclear reactors". The dozen US aircraft carriers for example, or nuclear powered submarines(which are more controlled sinking than floating to be fair). "

Clearly I meant operational nuclear power stations.

THE IEA seems to think Russia is leading the way , and as they said themselves RUSSIA IS DOMINATING THE SPACE.

" China will do nada but the bare minimum. "

China is on track to spend 200 million a day on Rusisan Oil .

So you say Rusisa is losing the economic war as the EU sends 500 million a day to Russia.

And you say China will do the minimum, and yet they have increased imports by 50% and are spending 200 million a day on Rusisan oil.

Are you sure you want to use that tag line signature on your name .

https://www.power-technology.com/news/russia-floating-nuclear-power-plant/#:~:text=Akademic%20Lomonosov%2C%20the%20world's%20first,power%20plant%20includes%20coastal%20infrastructure.