Well, howdy there internet people, Lidsboe again. So today we are going to talk about

the possibility of Ukraine getting some new aircraft and the trade

series of trades that might bring that about

and whether or not it would really matter

whether or not it would provide a real change on the ground because there's a lot of

talk about something and talking about the logistics of it and many times some some big things are being overlooked.

So the United Kingdom has kind of indicated

that they are looking into and are pretty willing to provide Eurofighter

typhoons to countries that have Mig-29s that they are willing to give to Ukraine.

So, one of the countries that operates Mig-29s, gives their aircraft to Ukraine.

The Ukrainians know how to fly them.

And then they get Eurofighter typhoons

from the United Kingdom.

All right.

Now, the typhoons that the UK looks to be willing to give up, they're older and that has been brought up. It's worth noting that the big 29s are not

They're not fresh off the lot either

So the the overall logistics of moving him seems pretty simple the question is does it matter?

So for the countries that are currently operating the Mig-29s that would give them up and give them to Ukraine,

they run into the issue of having to retrain their pilots for the typhoon.

The problem with that is that a lot of the countries

that operate the Mig 29,

they're kind of on the front lines of any possible future Russian aggression and

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