somebody will die in minutes and you didn t prevent that. at the start of the war, few experts gave the ukraine air force much chance against a much bigger enemy. but by dispersing their forces and the russians inability to gain control in the air, they are still there. ukraine doesn t have to try and get air dominance. it knows if it sends all its aeroplanes forward then the russian surface to air missiles will have a go. so what it does, it s where it needs to be, when it needs to be, and not for long. the russians, they are improving their tactics. we need something more advanced than ourjets. for air defence, for interception of cruise missiles. air strikes across ukraine, including here in the capital, have led to a power crisis, leaving millions in the dark and unable to heat their homes. president zelensky has made repeated calls to the west to supply his country with stronger air defence systems.
somebody will die in minutes and you didn t prevent that. at the start of the war, few experts gave the ukraine air force much chance against a much bigger enemy. but by dispersing their forces and the russians inability to gain control in the air, they are still there. ukraine doesn t have to try and get air dominance. it knows if it sends all its aeroplanes forward then the russian surface to air missiles will have a go. so what it does, it s where it needs to be, when it needs to be, and not for long. the russians, they are improving their tactics. we need something more advanced than ourjets. for air defence, for interception of cruise missiles. air strikes across ukraine, including here in the capital, have led to a power crisis, leaving millions in the dark and unable to heat their homes. president zelensky has made repeated calls to the west to supply his country with stronger
has been sailing the high seas. a giant launchpad for the latest f 35jets. notjust british, but american ones too, both flexing their military muscle. right now our18s and 35s are still the most lethal fifth generation aircraft carrier out there. you know, if you want to make a statement, make a bold statement. i think this is a very bold statement. and, you know, when you do it with partners that s even a bolder statement. here in the operations room they ve monitored both russian and chinese jets, warships and submarines, taking an interest as they sailed east. a contest rather than a confrontation, testing out each other s defences. the best thing for me personally was the air interactions where we had looked to scramble ourjets, action, our f 35s to go up and form that ring of steel around the aircraft carrier and the strike group from the russian interaction that we had. so, a full spectrum of warfare