US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s

Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by ncruces on Sunday March 09, 2025 @11:48AM (#43310176)

And all everybody speaks of is expenditure, not capabilities. That alone should tell you what the goal is.

Except it might backfire if Europe understandably decides it must buy European.

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Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by martin_a on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:43PM (#43310867)

Yes, seems like things are already starting to take off:

- Shares of Starlink’s European rival Eutelsat have tripled. CEO says it can do the job in Ukraine. [1]

- Boost for German economy: Armaments sector picks up former car industry employees [2]

[1] https://www.marketwatch.com/story/shares-of-starlinks-europe... [2] (German only) https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Ruestungsbranche-sammelt-ehem...

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Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by alienthrowaway on Sunday March 09, 2025 @08:46PM (#43315642)

> Boost for German economy: Armaments sector picks up former car industry employees

Why do I hear strains of "Spring time for Germany" playing in my head?

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Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by martin_a on Monday March 10, 2025 @04:51AM (#43318258)

Yesssss, I'd rather have those people working in renewable energy or some other future tech, but that industry was broken down as we all remember... So I guess we have to live with armaments for the moment. :-/

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