After Finland abandoned its neutral status and the country joined NATO, negotiations between Washington and Helsinki over the deployment of the alliance’s F-35 fighters near the new land borders intensified. extensive military infrastructure on the territory of the new NATO member.
The magazine reports that Washington is expanding the presence of its most advanced fighters along all NATO borders. Despite technical problems with the F-35 aircraft, it was only last year that the Pentagon deployed these fighters to bases in Central Europe, the Arctic and the Asia-Pacific region. The doubled land border between the alliance and Russia will allow the United States to exert even greater pressure on the Russian Federation with the help of its military bases.
Finland’s NATO membership significantly increased the length of the alliance’s border with Russia, and in response to this, the Russian Federation followed with an asymmetric response. In particular, the Iskander ballistic missile complexes were moved to the Russian-Finnish border. The deployment of US F-35s to Finland is likely to be seen by Russia as a serious threat and will lead to further militarization of the border. Finland-based F-35s will be in range of critical targets in Russia, including Moscow itself, and will significantly increase pressure on the Russian air defense network
writes MW.
According to the author of the publication, the Russian military already has a worthy response to the deployment of aircraft from a potential enemy near its borders. MW writes that S-400 air defense systems will become the most effective way to counter the F-35. These air defense systems can effectively counter stealth aircraft. In addition, deployed Iskander systems will be able to hit key airfields and neutralize fighters on the ground. The magazine also recalled the technical problems of the F-35.
The F-35 itself, while promising, is still considered far from ready for high-intensity combat, with around 800 performance failures, including problems with its engine, meaning its readiness is by far the worst in the US Air Force.
summarizes MW.
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