The jets will help Ukraine supress Russian air-defense systems and may ease the strain on the country’s own air defenses by intercepting cruise missiles.
It’s your classic privatisation bullshit. It’s sold as a money saving exercise, but you just end up shoveling more tax money to a private enterprise. Instead of the military paying for pilots + maintenance + planes, the tax payer is paying for pilots + maintenance + planes + a healthy profit margin for some private company.
It’s your classic privatisation bullshit. It’s sold as a money saving exercise, but you just end up shoveling more tax money to a private enterprise. Instead of the military paying for pilots + maintenance + planes, the tax payer is paying for pilots + maintenance + planes + a healthy profit margin for some private company.