A senior RAF source told The Telegraph that British air cover would have been discussed at the meeting because in the event UK soldiers go into Ukraine, “there will be a requirement for top cover”.
“We would never send British troops out on the ground without giving them air cover,” he said.
The RAF would provide either Typhoons or F35s as both provide “excellent air-to-air policing”.
In a dogfight they’re known to be kind of shit. That’s not their intended mission. They’re supposed to kill things mostly without being seen, as well as serve as a sensor platform. If something gets to the merge with an F-35, IADS has fucked up.
It’s just what they’re called so that’s what I used.