Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧
❗️🇺🇸🇺🇦 "The NSC looked at the proposal for sending civilian contractors into Ukraine to maintain F-16s [...] but deemed it too risky [...]. Instead, the hope is that European countries will take on more—and perhaps all—of the responsibility for maintaining the F-16s." WHAT!? The US Department of Defense said months ago that they are leading F-16 sustainment. Then we learn that they haven't engaged Lockheed to help do that work, and now we find out that they actually expect the Europeans to lead the sustainment effort as well. This is an unconscionable abdication of responsibility by the Biden Admin. Via WSJ. Link in alt text (the suppress posts when included in main text).
Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Lockheed has not yet been contracted by the DoD to help sustain Ukraine's F-16s. They say they could support the training of additional Ukrainian pilots at their new 🇷🇴 facility, and maintenance in 🇵🇱, but haven't been asked. Zero sense of urgency. 🤦♂️ Via @audrey_decker9
