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| Poland Ready To Transfer All Its MiG-29s To Ukraine Via U.S. Government | |
| 2022-03-09 | |
| [Aviationist] The Polish MiG-29s will be deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany and placed at the disposal of the government of the U.S.. From there, they can be transferred to Ukraine. After denying the various media reports and claims that the country was about to send a certain number of its fighter jets to Ukraine, it looks like Poland has eventually agreed on a plan to transfer its MiG-29 to Ukraine via the Government of the U.S. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had already confirmed that the U.S. was working with Warsaw on plans to supply Ukraine with its fighter jets on Sunday. "We are working with Poland as we speak to see if we can backfill anything that they provide to the Ukrainians," Blinken was quoted to say by CNN in an interview. A new chapter in the "fighter jets to Ukraine" was written on Mar. 8, 2022, when the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a new statement. The new statement claims that the country is eventually ready to deploy its MiG-29s to Ramstein AB, Germany. From there, the U.S. Government will eventually make the jet available to the Ukrainian Air Force. In return, Poland will get "used aircraft of analogous operational capabilities". The question now does not pertain the type of the aircraft that would be transferred to Ukraine, but the airframe that the nations transferring the Fulcrums could potentially receive, from the USAF inventory. One common feature between all of the European MiG-29 users is that they are either looking to, or are already operating the F-16. Thus, in one case, it could be deduced that Poland may be requesting the Government of the U.S. to supply second-hand Vipers, to replace their legacy MiGs. Another option that could potentially be pursued as a solution is a standing fighter unit that would be stationed in Poland, filling in the capability gap left by the lack of Fulcrums. However, this seems to be just a wild speculation. Another rumor: Poland gets some of the F-16Vs scheduled for Taiwan.
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| Posted by:Angaiper Ulavins1210 |
| #6 Ukrainian ambassador to Germany bitches about Germany's foreign policy, says Germany's refusal to slap sanctions on Russian oil is a "stab in the back." Ambassador whines that speaking with Scholz is like "talking to a wall." Ungrateful little buggers, aren't they? |
| Posted by: Porthos 2022-03-09 16:48 |
| #5 Poland calls Biden's bluff. What a shit show. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2022-03-09 16:06 |
| #4 Must have sent Kamela to seal the deal. "Vipers? I thought you said vapors. And why did I read anal lingist? Why didn't any of you notify me about these things!" |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-03-09 10:30 |
| #3 Remember they accused Trump of being a Russian stooge? It's all Freudian Projection. Oh, and ban on Russian oil? When it looked like Congress had a veto proof bill in the works, which would have been law, the WH made an announcement to similar effect. However, since it isn't law, you can bet the game is afoot to get around it with a wink and a nod. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-03-09 07:16 |
| #2 Not happening Like the Arab assistance that is not happening when Biden goes begging...they won't even pick up the phone when our president calls. What a fucking embarrassment this administration is: Saudi, Emirati Leaders Decline Calls With Biden During Ukraine Crisis Persian Gulf monarchies have signaled they won’t help ease surging oil prices unless Washington supports them in Yemen, elsewhere |
| Posted by: No Fortunate Son 2022-03-09 03:46 |
| #1 According to latest sources, this is either happening or not happening. Latest latest seems to be not. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-03-09 00:21 |