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Originally Posted by Redliner
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This is as fascinating as it is predictable. Poland wants to completely divest itself of Russian made military armament. By moving all of the migs to Ukraine, they essentially put themselves in a pure parallel capability structure by securing F-16s from America. The issue from a Ukrainian perspective is to prioritize the wellbeing of pilots to fly the craft. The pilots lives become more important than the planes that they are flying, because there will be another plane ready for them if they make it back to base in one piece and their plane is compromised.
Poland no longer needs support from Russia for parts/service/upgrades to their fighters.
The US has an immediate client for parts and service for their planes sent to Poland. They also get to find a home with an ally for planes that are at the end of life for their own military only because they are being supplanted by new planes.
This is a win-win-win, and I hope that they move quickly.