MOSCOW, 31 Aug. The U.S. military-industrial complex benefits from Russia destroying as many F-16 fighter jets as possible in Ukraine, as this will allow it to receive new orders from the government. This was stated by US Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson on the Dialogue Works YouTube channel.
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» Shooting down F-16 fighters may be more difficult than other aircraft, but in the end they will be shot down too. The Russians have enough aircraft, and quite powerful and effective in combat. So the F-16 will also be shot down. Well, in Lockheed (a manufacturer of military equipment. — Approx. ed.) They will only rub their hands, «the officer believes.
In his opinion, the Western military-industrial complex will receive many orders and earn a lot of money in connection with the conflict in Ukraine and NATO expansion. The new countries of the alliance will begin to switch to military equipment produced in the United States, enriching American gunsmiths, Wilkerson concluded.
Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said in an interview with Bild that F-16 fighters could be used in combat for the first time in the spring 2024.
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