F16首开记录？俄罗斯苏-35S“侧卫”战机被击落引发争议
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Unconfirmed reports claim that a Ukrainian F-16 was responsible for shooting down a Russian Su-35S Flanker fighter over the weekend. If the latest claim proves to be true, this would be the first time an F-16 has shot down a Russian aircraft, a mission it was originally designed to do some 50 years ago. While we don’t know for sure what was responsible for bringing down the Russian jet, there’s no doubt that the F-16 is becoming an increasingly important part of the Ukrainian Air Force’s arsenal, for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
未经证实的报道称，上周末，一架乌克兰F-16战机击落了一架俄罗斯苏-35S“侧卫” 战斗机。如果最新传闻属实，这将是F-16战机首次击落俄罗斯战机，而这项任务最初设计于大约50 年前。虽然我们尚不清楚击落俄罗斯战机的具体原因，但毫无疑问，F-16战机正成为乌克兰空军武器库中越来越重要的组成部分，无论是空对空还是空对地任务。
An official claim of the destruction of the Su-35S — one of Russia’s most modern combat aircraft — was posted by the Ukrainian Air Force on June 7. On the social media platform X, the claim was accompanied by a silhouette of a Su-34 Fullback strike aircraft — a different but related jet. Meanwhile, a brief statement on the Ukrainian Air Force’s Telegram channel said the Su-35S was downed “as a result of a successful operation in the Kursk direction.”
6 月7日，乌克兰空军正式宣布击落了一架苏-35S战机——俄罗斯最先进的战斗机之一。在社交媒体平台X上，该声明还配上了一张苏-34“后卫”攻击机的轮廓图——这架战机与乌克兰空军的苏-34“后卫”不同，但属于同一类型。与此同时，乌克兰空军在其Telegram频道上发布了一份简短声明，称这架苏-35S战机“是在库尔斯克方向的一次成功行动中”被击落的。
That the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) lost a Su-35S in a morning operation on the 7th seems beyond doubt.
俄罗斯空天军（VKS）在 7 日上午的一次行动中损失了一架苏-35S，这似乎是毫无疑问的。
Imagery shared online shows a crash site, indicating the loss of a Su-35S, although the cause remains unclear. One video is taken from one of the helicopters involved in the search-and-rescue effort for the pilot. Based on open-source imagery, this would be the eighth example of the Su-35S lost in combat since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
网上分享的图像显示了坠机现场，表明一架苏-35S战机失踪，但原因尚不清楚。一段视频是从参与飞行员搜救工作的一架直升机上拍摄的。根据公开来源的图像，这将是自2022年2月俄罗斯全面入侵以来，苏-35S战机在战斗中损失的第八架。
It’s notable that the Ukrainian Air Force, while claiming the destruction of the jet, didn’t state the weapon that brought it down. While it may have been a crewed fighter, the Ukrainian Air Force is also responsible for long-range surface-to-air missiles that have previously taken a toll on Russian aircraft operating in their own airspace.
值得注意的是，乌克兰空军在宣称击落该战机时，并未说明使用何种武器将其击落。虽然可能是有人驾驶战斗机所为，但乌克兰空军同样负责操作远程地对空导弹系统——这类武器此前曾对在俄方领空活动的军机造成过打击。
According to unverified claims, which appear to have first been published in the German newspaper Bild, the Su-35S was shot down by an F-16. Furthermore, the same source claims that targeting data was provided by a Saab 340 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, at a distance of around 200-300 kilometers (124-186 miles) from the Russian fighter. At this stage, there’s no confirmation that the Saab 340 AEW&C, two of which have been pledged to Kyiv by Sweden, have actually arrived in Ukraine.
据未经证实的传闻（该传闻似乎最早刊登在德国报纸 《图片报》上），这架苏-35S战机是被一架 F-16 战机击落的。此外，同一消息来源还声称，目标数据是由一架萨博340预警机（AEW&C）提供的，距离这架俄罗斯战机约200-300公里（124-186英里）。目前，尚无证据表明萨博340预警机（ 瑞典已承诺向基辅提供两架 ）已抵达乌克兰。
Provided the claims are true, and once again, they are entirely unverified at this point, the F-16 would have worked alongside the AEW&C platform in a way that TWZ outlined when it was first confirmed that the radar planes were being supplied to Ukraine:
如果这些说法属实，而且目前这些说法完全未经证实，那么F-16将与 AEW&C平台协同工作，正如TWZ在首次确认向乌克兰提供雷达飞机时所概述的那样：
“[The] Saab 340 AEW&C will be able to work as a fighter control asset, detecting targets, prioritizing them, and then assigning them to the fighters for interception. The same data can, of course, also be passed on to other air defense assets. However, the F-16 and Western-supplied ground-based air defense systems are most relevant in this regard, since the radar plane is fitted with the NATO-standard lix 16 datalix communications system.”
萨博340预警机将能够作为战斗机控制设备，探测目标，确定目标的优先级，然后分配给战斗机进行拦截。当然，同样的数据也可以传递给其他防空设备。不过F-16战机和西方提供的地面防空系统在此方面最具备协同作战能力，因为该预警机配备了符合北约标准的lix16数据链通信系统。
“lix 16 will allow the operators onboard the twin-turboprop Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft to provide a real-time air defense ‘picture’ and targeting data to compatible systems in the air and on the ground, essentially filling a critical node in a modern integrated air defense system (IADS).”
“lix 16将允许双涡轮螺旋桨萨博 340 AEW&C飞机上的操作员向空中和地面的兼容系统提供实时防空‘图像’和目标数据，本质上填补了现代综合防空系统 (IADS) 中的一个关键节点。”
The characteristic ‘balance beam’ radar fairing on the upper fuselage of the aircraft carries the Saab (previously Ericsson) Erieye active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. This can detect a variety of air and sea targets at ranges of up to around 280 miles, with the aircraft typically operating at an altitude of 20,000 feet.
该飞机机身上部独特的“平衡木”雷达整流罩搭载萨博（原爱立信）“爱立眼”有源电子扫描阵列 (AESA) 雷达。该雷达可探测距离最远约280英里（约450公里）的各种空中和海上目标，飞机通常在20000 英尺（约6000 米）的高度飞行。
If an F-16 downed a Su-35S without AEW&C support, that would arguably be even more impressive. This would also mark the first air-to-air kill by an F-16 in Ukrainian service (other than drones and cruise missiles).
如果一架F-16战机在没有预警机支援的情况下击落一架苏-35S，那无疑会更加令人印象深刻。这也将是乌克兰服役的F-16战机首次空对空击落战机（无人机和巡航导弹除外）。
Meanwhile, Ukraine has so far lost three F-16s, although it’s not clear how many of these were due to enemy engagements.
与此同时，乌克兰迄今已损失了三架 F-16，但尚不清楚其中有多少架是由于敌方交战而损失的。
The most recent loss was last month, in an “emergency situation” that the Ukrainian Air Force said happened after the pilot “destroyed three air targets and was working on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon.” The pilot is said to have taken the fighter away from a settlement before successfully ejecting.
最近一次损失发生在上个月，当时乌克兰空军称飞行员“在一次紧急情况下”驾驶战机“摧毁了三个空中目标，并使用机炮攻击第四个目标”。据称，飞行员驾驶战机飞离定居点后成功弹射逃生。
“Thanks to the prompt work of the search and rescue team, the pilot was quickly found and evacuated,” the Ukrainian Air Force added. “The pilot’s well-being is satisfactory, he is in a safe place, his life and health are not in danger. A commission has been appointed to obxtively clarify all the circumstances, and it has already begun work.”
乌克兰空军补充道：“感谢搜救队的迅速行动，飞行员很快被找到并撤离。飞行员状况良好，目前处于安全地点，生命和健康没有危险。我们已成立一个委员会，客观查明所有情况，并已开始工作。”
In April, Ukrainian F-16 pilot Pavlo Ivanov, 26, “was killed in battle defending his native land from the invaders,” the Ukrainian Air Force stated at the time.
乌克兰空军当时表示， 今年4月，26岁的乌克兰F-16飞行员帕夫洛·伊万诺夫“在保卫祖国、抵御侵略者的战斗中牺牲”。
In August 2024, F-16 pilot Oleksiy Mes died during what was, at that time, Russia’s largest aerial barrage of the war. Before his F-16 went down, Mes, who went by the callsign “Moonfish,” shot down three Russian cruise missiles and a one-way attack drone, the Ukrainian Air Force claimed at the time.
2024年8月，F-16战斗机飞行员奥列克西·梅斯（Oleksiy Mes） 在当时俄罗斯最大规模的空袭中牺牲。乌克兰空军当时声称，在F-16坠毁之前，代号“月鱼”（Moonfish）的梅斯击落了三枚俄罗斯巡航导弹和一架单向攻击无人机。
In all, around 85 operational F-16s have been promised to Ukraine. That total includes 24 from the Netherlands, 19 from Denmark, and 12 from Norway (with the same country providing 10 more that will be used for spare parts), while Belgium says it will supply 30. Of this grand total, it should be noted that at least some of the jets are not being sent to Ukraine but are instead being used for training Ukrainian pilots, primarily at the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Romania. The U.S. is now donating airfrxs it says are not airworthy, which you can read more about here.
总共有约85架F-16战机承诺提供给乌克兰。其中荷兰24架，丹麦19架，挪威12架（挪威还提供了10架用于备件），比利时表示将提供30架。值得注意的是，在这批战机中，至少有一部分并未送往乌克兰，而是用于训练乌克兰飞行员，主要在罗马尼亚的欧洲F-16训练中心（EFTC）。美国目前正在捐赠其声称不适航的F-16战机，您可以在此处了解更多信息。
Generally, few details have been released about how Ukraine is using its F-16s, although official and unofficial imagery reveals specific details of load-outs used in operational air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The type has also been flying combined air operations and has been noted on various occasions lobbing Small Diameter Bombs (SDB).
总体而言，关于乌克兰如何使用其F-16战斗机的细节鲜有公布，但官方和非官方图像揭示了其在空对空和空对地任务中使用的具体装备细节。该型战机还参与了联合空中作战，并多次被发现发射小直径炸弹（SDB）。
Provided that an F-16 downed the Su-35S, it would have almost certainly used an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This is the aircraft’s primary air-to-air weapon, carried alongside the AIM-9X Sidewinder and the earlier AIM-9L/M Sidewinder infrared-guided air-to-air missiles. The same missiles are also used by Ukrainian F-16s flying regular counter-drone and counter-cruise-missile sorties.
假设一架F-16战机击落了苏-35S，它几乎肯定会使用AIM-120先进中程空对空导弹（AMRAAM）。这是该战机的主要空对空武器，与AIM-9X“响尾蛇”导弹和更早的AIM-9L/M“响尾蛇”红外制导空对空导弹一同携带。乌克兰的F-16战机也使用这些导弹执行常规反无人机和反巡航导弹任务。
In regards to AMRAAM, even before F-16s were delivered to Ukraine, TWZ noted some of the advantages this missile would bring for the Ukrainian Air Force:
关于AMRAAM，甚至在F-16交付乌克兰之前，TWZ就指出了这种导弹将为乌克兰空军带来的一些优势 ：
“Considering Ukraine’s air force is being haunted by the long-range R-37 air-to-air missile, which Russian aircraft are firing at Ukrainian aircraft at great distances to limit their own risk, giving Ukraine a longer stick — any longer stick — would certainly be prized. It is what Ukrainian fighter pilots seem to believe would make the biggest difference, too.”
考虑到乌克兰空军正受到远程 R-37 空对空导弹的困扰，俄罗斯飞机为了降低自身风险，会从很远的距离向乌克兰飞机发射这种导弹，给予乌克兰更长的打击力量——任何更长的打击力量——无疑会受到重视。乌克兰战斗机飞行员似乎也认为，这会带来最大的改变 。
There is also the very real possibility that it was a ground-based air defense system used by the Ukrainian Air Force to bring down the Russian jet.
还有一种可能性是，乌克兰空军使用地基防空系统击落了俄罗斯战机。
In the past, the Patriot air defense system, in particular, has been used to down fixed-wing tactical aircraft and helicopters flying within Russian airspace, and it has reportedly successfully targeted aircraft at a range of around 100 miles. Starting in May 2023, Ukraine began pushing forward Patriot batteries to reach deep into Russian-controlled airspace. Most dramatically, a string of Russian aircraft was downed over Russian territory that borders northeastern Ukraine.
过去， 爱国者防空系统尤其被用来击落俄罗斯领空内飞行的固定翼战术飞机和直升机，据报道，该系统成功击落了约100英里范围内的飞机。从 2023年5月开始，乌克兰开始推进爱国者导弹系统，深入俄罗斯控制的领空。最引人注目的是，一系列俄罗斯飞机在与乌克兰东北部接壤的俄罗斯领土上空被击落。
In December 2023, Ukrainian Patriot operators used similar tactics against tactical jets flying over the northwestern Black Sea.
2023年12月，乌克兰爱国者导弹操作员对飞越黑海西北部上空的战术喷气式飞机使用了类似的战术。
Regardless, after many months of waiting for the F-16 and repeated refusals from Washington, Ukraine has rapidly introduced the type to operational service.
尽管如此，在等待F-16战机数月并屡遭华盛顿方面拒绝后，乌克兰已迅速将该机型投入实战部署。
It was less than a year ago that the F-16 was first confirmed as being in the country, and since then, the type’s mission scope has expanded. Ukraine is clearly grappling with the challenge of introducing an altogether new, Western combat aircraft, differing in many respects from its Soviet-era equipment.
不到一年前，F-16战机首次被确认已运抵该国，此后该机型的任务范围不断扩大。乌克兰显然正在努力应对引入全新西方战斗机的挑战，这种战机在许多方面都与其苏联时代的装备截然不同。
Regardless of whether or not an F-16 was involved in the demise of the Su-35S over the weekend, the type’s significance in the air war is only set to grow, as experience builds and additional examples are delivered.
无论上周末苏-35S的坠毁是否与F-16有关，随着经验的积累和更多实例的出现，该机型在空战中的重要性只会越来越大。
Unconfirmed reports claim that a Ukrainian F-16 was responsible for shooting down a Russian Su-35S Flanker fighter over the weekend. If the latest claim proves to be true, this would be the first time an F-16 has shot down a Russian aircraft, a mission it was originally designed to do some 50 years ago. While we don’t know for sure what was responsible for bringing down the Russian jet, there’s no doubt that the F-16 is becoming an increasingly important part of the Ukrainian Air Force’s arsenal, for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
未经证实的报道称，上周末，一架乌克兰F-16战机击落了一架俄罗斯苏-35S“侧卫” 战斗机。如果最新传闻属实，这将是F-16战机首次击落俄罗斯战机，而这项任务最初设计于大约50 年前。虽然我们尚不清楚击落俄罗斯战机的具体原因，但毫无疑问，F-16战机正成为乌克兰空军武器库中越来越重要的组成部分，无论是空对空还是空对地任务。
An official claim of the destruction of the Su-35S — one of Russia’s most modern combat aircraft — was posted by the Ukrainian Air Force on June 7. On the social media platform X, the claim was accompanied by a silhouette of a Su-34 Fullback strike aircraft — a different but related jet. Meanwhile, a brief statement on the Ukrainian Air Force’s Telegram channel said the Su-35S was downed “as a result of a successful operation in the Kursk direction.”
6 月7日，乌克兰空军正式宣布击落了一架苏-35S战机——俄罗斯最先进的战斗机之一。在社交媒体平台X上，该声明还配上了一张苏-34“后卫”攻击机的轮廓图——这架战机与乌克兰空军的苏-34“后卫”不同，但属于同一类型。与此同时，乌克兰空军在其Telegram频道上发布了一份简短声明，称这架苏-35S战机“是在库尔斯克方向的一次成功行动中”被击落的。
That the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) lost a Su-35S in a morning operation on the 7th seems beyond doubt.
俄罗斯空天军（VKS）在 7 日上午的一次行动中损失了一架苏-35S，这似乎是毫无疑问的。
Imagery shared online shows a crash site, indicating the loss of a Su-35S, although the cause remains unclear. One video is taken from one of the helicopters involved in the search-and-rescue effort for the pilot. Based on open-source imagery, this would be the eighth example of the Su-35S lost in combat since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
网上分享的图像显示了坠机现场，表明一架苏-35S战机失踪，但原因尚不清楚。一段视频是从参与飞行员搜救工作的一架直升机上拍摄的。根据公开来源的图像，这将是自2022年2月俄罗斯全面入侵以来，苏-35S战机在战斗中损失的第八架。
It’s notable that the Ukrainian Air Force, while claiming the destruction of the jet, didn’t state the weapon that brought it down. While it may have been a crewed fighter, the Ukrainian Air Force is also responsible for long-range surface-to-air missiles that have previously taken a toll on Russian aircraft operating in their own airspace.
值得注意的是，乌克兰空军在宣称击落该战机时，并未说明使用何种武器将其击落。虽然可能是有人驾驶战斗机所为，但乌克兰空军同样负责操作远程地对空导弹系统——这类武器此前曾对在俄方领空活动的军机造成过打击。
According to unverified claims, which appear to have first been published in the German newspaper Bild, the Su-35S was shot down by an F-16. Furthermore, the same source claims that targeting data was provided by a Saab 340 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, at a distance of around 200-300 kilometers (124-186 miles) from the Russian fighter. At this stage, there’s no confirmation that the Saab 340 AEW&C, two of which have been pledged to Kyiv by Sweden, have actually arrived in Ukraine.
据未经证实的传闻（该传闻似乎最早刊登在德国报纸 《图片报》上），这架苏-35S战机是被一架 F-16 战机击落的。此外，同一消息来源还声称，目标数据是由一架萨博340预警机（AEW&C）提供的，距离这架俄罗斯战机约200-300公里（124-186英里）。目前，尚无证据表明萨博340预警机（ 瑞典已承诺向基辅提供两架 ）已抵达乌克兰。
Provided the claims are true, and once again, they are entirely unverified at this point, the F-16 would have worked alongside the AEW&C platform in a way that TWZ outlined when it was first confirmed that the radar planes were being supplied to Ukraine:
如果这些说法属实，而且目前这些说法完全未经证实，那么F-16将与 AEW&C平台协同工作，正如TWZ在首次确认向乌克兰提供雷达飞机时所概述的那样：
“[The] Saab 340 AEW&C will be able to work as a fighter control asset, detecting targets, prioritizing them, and then assigning them to the fighters for interception. The same data can, of course, also be passed on to other air defense assets. However, the F-16 and Western-supplied ground-based air defense systems are most relevant in this regard, since the radar plane is fitted with the NATO-standard lix 16 datalix communications system.”
萨博340预警机将能够作为战斗机控制设备，探测目标，确定目标的优先级，然后分配给战斗机进行拦截。当然，同样的数据也可以传递给其他防空设备。不过F-16战机和西方提供的地面防空系统在此方面最具备协同作战能力，因为该预警机配备了符合北约标准的lix16数据链通信系统。
“lix 16 will allow the operators onboard the twin-turboprop Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft to provide a real-time air defense ‘picture’ and targeting data to compatible systems in the air and on the ground, essentially filling a critical node in a modern integrated air defense system (IADS).”
“lix 16将允许双涡轮螺旋桨萨博 340 AEW&C飞机上的操作员向空中和地面的兼容系统提供实时防空‘图像’和目标数据，本质上填补了现代综合防空系统 (IADS) 中的一个关键节点。”
The characteristic ‘balance beam’ radar fairing on the upper fuselage of the aircraft carries the Saab (previously Ericsson) Erieye active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. This can detect a variety of air and sea targets at ranges of up to around 280 miles, with the aircraft typically operating at an altitude of 20,000 feet.
该飞机机身上部独特的“平衡木”雷达整流罩搭载萨博（原爱立信）“爱立眼”有源电子扫描阵列 (AESA) 雷达。该雷达可探测距离最远约280英里（约450公里）的各种空中和海上目标，飞机通常在20000 英尺（约6000 米）的高度飞行。
If an F-16 downed a Su-35S without AEW&C support, that would arguably be even more impressive. This would also mark the first air-to-air kill by an F-16 in Ukrainian service (other than drones and cruise missiles).
如果一架F-16战机在没有预警机支援的情况下击落一架苏-35S，那无疑会更加令人印象深刻。这也将是乌克兰服役的F-16战机首次空对空击落战机（无人机和巡航导弹除外）。
Meanwhile, Ukraine has so far lost three F-16s, although it’s not clear how many of these were due to enemy engagements.
与此同时，乌克兰迄今已损失了三架 F-16，但尚不清楚其中有多少架是由于敌方交战而损失的。
The most recent loss was last month, in an “emergency situation” that the Ukrainian Air Force said happened after the pilot “destroyed three air targets and was working on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon.” The pilot is said to have taken the fighter away from a settlement before successfully ejecting.
最近一次损失发生在上个月，当时乌克兰空军称飞行员“在一次紧急情况下”驾驶战机“摧毁了三个空中目标，并使用机炮攻击第四个目标”。据称，飞行员驾驶战机飞离定居点后成功弹射逃生。
“Thanks to the prompt work of the search and rescue team, the pilot was quickly found and evacuated,” the Ukrainian Air Force added. “The pilot’s well-being is satisfactory, he is in a safe place, his life and health are not in danger. A commission has been appointed to obxtively clarify all the circumstances, and it has already begun work.”
乌克兰空军补充道：“感谢搜救队的迅速行动，飞行员很快被找到并撤离。飞行员状况良好，目前处于安全地点，生命和健康没有危险。我们已成立一个委员会，客观查明所有情况，并已开始工作。”
In April, Ukrainian F-16 pilot Pavlo Ivanov, 26, “was killed in battle defending his native land from the invaders,” the Ukrainian Air Force stated at the time.
乌克兰空军当时表示， 今年4月，26岁的乌克兰F-16飞行员帕夫洛·伊万诺夫“在保卫祖国、抵御侵略者的战斗中牺牲”。
In August 2024, F-16 pilot Oleksiy Mes died during what was, at that time, Russia’s largest aerial barrage of the war. Before his F-16 went down, Mes, who went by the callsign “Moonfish,” shot down three Russian cruise missiles and a one-way attack drone, the Ukrainian Air Force claimed at the time.
2024年8月，F-16战斗机飞行员奥列克西·梅斯（Oleksiy Mes） 在当时俄罗斯最大规模的空袭中牺牲。乌克兰空军当时声称，在F-16坠毁之前，代号“月鱼”（Moonfish）的梅斯击落了三枚俄罗斯巡航导弹和一架单向攻击无人机。
In all, around 85 operational F-16s have been promised to Ukraine. That total includes 24 from the Netherlands, 19 from Denmark, and 12 from Norway (with the same country providing 10 more that will be used for spare parts), while Belgium says it will supply 30. Of this grand total, it should be noted that at least some of the jets are not being sent to Ukraine but are instead being used for training Ukrainian pilots, primarily at the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Romania. The U.S. is now donating airfrxs it says are not airworthy, which you can read more about here.
总共有约85架F-16战机承诺提供给乌克兰。其中荷兰24架，丹麦19架，挪威12架（挪威还提供了10架用于备件），比利时表示将提供30架。值得注意的是，在这批战机中，至少有一部分并未送往乌克兰，而是用于训练乌克兰飞行员，主要在罗马尼亚的欧洲F-16训练中心（EFTC）。美国目前正在捐赠其声称不适航的F-16战机，您可以在此处了解更多信息。
Generally, few details have been released about how Ukraine is using its F-16s, although official and unofficial imagery reveals specific details of load-outs used in operational air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The type has also been flying combined air operations and has been noted on various occasions lobbing Small Diameter Bombs (SDB).
总体而言，关于乌克兰如何使用其F-16战斗机的细节鲜有公布，但官方和非官方图像揭示了其在空对空和空对地任务中使用的具体装备细节。该型战机还参与了联合空中作战，并多次被发现发射小直径炸弹（SDB）。
Provided that an F-16 downed the Su-35S, it would have almost certainly used an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This is the aircraft’s primary air-to-air weapon, carried alongside the AIM-9X Sidewinder and the earlier AIM-9L/M Sidewinder infrared-guided air-to-air missiles. The same missiles are also used by Ukrainian F-16s flying regular counter-drone and counter-cruise-missile sorties.
假设一架F-16战机击落了苏-35S，它几乎肯定会使用AIM-120先进中程空对空导弹（AMRAAM）。这是该战机的主要空对空武器，与AIM-9X“响尾蛇”导弹和更早的AIM-9L/M“响尾蛇”红外制导空对空导弹一同携带。乌克兰的F-16战机也使用这些导弹执行常规反无人机和反巡航导弹任务。
In regards to AMRAAM, even before F-16s were delivered to Ukraine, TWZ noted some of the advantages this missile would bring for the Ukrainian Air Force:
关于AMRAAM，甚至在F-16交付乌克兰之前，TWZ就指出了这种导弹将为乌克兰空军带来的一些优势 ：
“Considering Ukraine’s air force is being haunted by the long-range R-37 air-to-air missile, which Russian aircraft are firing at Ukrainian aircraft at great distances to limit their own risk, giving Ukraine a longer stick — any longer stick — would certainly be prized. It is what Ukrainian fighter pilots seem to believe would make the biggest difference, too.”
考虑到乌克兰空军正受到远程 R-37 空对空导弹的困扰，俄罗斯飞机为了降低自身风险，会从很远的距离向乌克兰飞机发射这种导弹，给予乌克兰更长的打击力量——任何更长的打击力量——无疑会受到重视。乌克兰战斗机飞行员似乎也认为，这会带来最大的改变 。
There is also the very real possibility that it was a ground-based air defense system used by the Ukrainian Air Force to bring down the Russian jet.
还有一种可能性是，乌克兰空军使用地基防空系统击落了俄罗斯战机。
In the past, the Patriot air defense system, in particular, has been used to down fixed-wing tactical aircraft and helicopters flying within Russian airspace, and it has reportedly successfully targeted aircraft at a range of around 100 miles. Starting in May 2023, Ukraine began pushing forward Patriot batteries to reach deep into Russian-controlled airspace. Most dramatically, a string of Russian aircraft was downed over Russian territory that borders northeastern Ukraine.
过去， 爱国者防空系统尤其被用来击落俄罗斯领空内飞行的固定翼战术飞机和直升机，据报道，该系统成功击落了约100英里范围内的飞机。从 2023年5月开始，乌克兰开始推进爱国者导弹系统，深入俄罗斯控制的领空。最引人注目的是，一系列俄罗斯飞机在与乌克兰东北部接壤的俄罗斯领土上空被击落。
In December 2023, Ukrainian Patriot operators used similar tactics against tactical jets flying over the northwestern Black Sea.
2023年12月，乌克兰爱国者导弹操作员对飞越黑海西北部上空的战术喷气式飞机使用了类似的战术。
Regardless, after many months of waiting for the F-16 and repeated refusals from Washington, Ukraine has rapidly introduced the type to operational service.
尽管如此，在等待F-16战机数月并屡遭华盛顿方面拒绝后，乌克兰已迅速将该机型投入实战部署。
It was less than a year ago that the F-16 was first confirmed as being in the country, and since then, the type’s mission scope has expanded. Ukraine is clearly grappling with the challenge of introducing an altogether new, Western combat aircraft, differing in many respects from its Soviet-era equipment.
不到一年前，F-16战机首次被确认已运抵该国，此后该机型的任务范围不断扩大。乌克兰显然正在努力应对引入全新西方战斗机的挑战，这种战机在许多方面都与其苏联时代的装备截然不同。
Regardless of whether or not an F-16 was involved in the demise of the Su-35S over the weekend, the type’s significance in the air war is only set to grow, as experience builds and additional examples are delivered.
无论上周末苏-35S的坠毁是否与F-16有关，随着经验的积累和更多实例的出现，该机型在空战中的重要性只会越来越大。
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Unconfirmed reports claim that a Ukrainian F-16 was responsible for shooting down a Russian Su-35S Flanker fighter over the weekend. If the latest claim proves to be true, this would be the first time an F-16 has shot down a Russian aircraft, a mission it was originally designed to do some 50 years ago. While we don’t know for sure what was responsible for bringing down the Russian jet, there’s no doubt that the F-16 is becoming an increasingly important part of the Ukrainian Air Force’s arsenal, for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
未经证实的报道称，上周末，一架乌克兰F-16战机击落了一架俄罗斯苏-35S“侧卫” 战斗机。如果最新传闻属实，这将是F-16战机首次击落俄罗斯战机，而这项任务最初设计于大约50 年前。虽然我们尚不清楚击落俄罗斯战机的具体原因，但毫无疑问，F-16战机正成为乌克兰空军武器库中越来越重要的组成部分，无论是空对空还是空对地任务。
An official claim of the destruction of the Su-35S — one of Russia’s most modern combat aircraft — was posted by the Ukrainian Air Force on June 7. On the social media platform X, the claim was accompanied by a silhouette of a Su-34 Fullback strike aircraft — a different but related jet. Meanwhile, a brief statement on the Ukrainian Air Force’s Telegram channel said the Su-35S was downed “as a result of a successful operation in the Kursk direction.”
6 月7日，乌克兰空军正式宣布击落了一架苏-35S战机——俄罗斯最先进的战斗机之一。在社交媒体平台X上，该声明还配上了一张苏-34“后卫”攻击机的轮廓图——这架战机与乌克兰空军的苏-34“后卫”不同，但属于同一类型。与此同时，乌克兰空军在其Telegram频道上发布了一份简短声明，称这架苏-35S战机“是在库尔斯克方向的一次成功行动中”被击落的。
That the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) lost a Su-35S in a morning operation on the 7th seems beyond doubt.
俄罗斯空天军（VKS）在 7 日上午的一次行动中损失了一架苏-35S，这似乎是毫无疑问的。
Imagery shared online shows a crash site, indicating the loss of a Su-35S, although the cause remains unclear. One video is taken from one of the helicopters involved in the search-and-rescue effort for the pilot. Based on open-source imagery, this would be the eighth example of the Su-35S lost in combat since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
网上分享的图像显示了坠机现场，表明一架苏-35S战机失踪，但原因尚不清楚。一段视频是从参与飞行员搜救工作的一架直升机上拍摄的。根据公开来源的图像，这将是自2022年2月俄罗斯全面入侵以来，苏-35S战机在战斗中损失的第八架。
It’s notable that the Ukrainian Air Force, while claiming the destruction of the jet, didn’t state the weapon that brought it down. While it may have been a crewed fighter, the Ukrainian Air Force is also responsible for long-range surface-to-air missiles that have previously taken a toll on Russian aircraft operating in their own airspace.
值得注意的是，乌克兰空军在宣称击落该战机时，并未说明使用何种武器将其击落。虽然可能是有人驾驶战斗机所为，但乌克兰空军同样负责操作远程地对空导弹系统——这类武器此前曾对在俄方领空活动的军机造成过打击。
According to unverified claims, which appear to have first been published in the German newspaper Bild, the Su-35S was shot down by an F-16. Furthermore, the same source claims that targeting data was provided by a Saab 340 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, at a distance of around 200-300 kilometers (124-186 miles) from the Russian fighter. At this stage, there’s no confirmation that the Saab 340 AEW&C, two of which have been pledged to Kyiv by Sweden, have actually arrived in Ukraine.
据未经证实的传闻（该传闻似乎最早刊登在德国报纸 《图片报》上），这架苏-35S战机是被一架 F-16 战机击落的。此外，同一消息来源还声称，目标数据是由一架萨博340预警机（AEW&C）提供的，距离这架俄罗斯战机约200-300公里（124-186英里）。目前，尚无证据表明萨博340预警机（ 瑞典已承诺向基辅提供两架 ）已抵达乌克兰。
Provided the claims are true, and once again, they are entirely unverified at this point, the F-16 would have worked alongside the AEW&C platform in a way that TWZ outlined when it was first confirmed that the radar planes were being supplied to Ukraine:
如果这些说法属实，而且目前这些说法完全未经证实，那么F-16将与 AEW&C平台协同工作，正如TWZ在首次确认向乌克兰提供雷达飞机时所概述的那样：
“[The] Saab 340 AEW&C will be able to work as a fighter control asset, detecting targets, prioritizing them, and then assigning them to the fighters for interception. The same data can, of course, also be passed on to other air defense assets. However, the F-16 and Western-supplied ground-based air defense systems are most relevant in this regard, since the radar plane is fitted with the NATO-standard lix 16 datalix communications system.”
萨博340预警机将能够作为战斗机控制设备，探测目标，确定目标的优先级，然后分配给战斗机进行拦截。当然，同样的数据也可以传递给其他防空设备。不过F-16战机和西方提供的地面防空系统在此方面最具备协同作战能力，因为该预警机配备了符合北约标准的lix16数据链通信系统。
“lix 16 will allow the operators onboard the twin-turboprop Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft to provide a real-time air defense ‘picture’ and targeting data to compatible systems in the air and on the ground, essentially filling a critical node in a modern integrated air defense system (IADS).”
“lix 16将允许双涡轮螺旋桨萨博 340 AEW&C飞机上的操作员向空中和地面的兼容系统提供实时防空‘图像’和目标数据，本质上填补了现代综合防空系统 (IADS) 中的一个关键节点。”
The characteristic ‘balance beam’ radar fairing on the upper fuselage of the aircraft carries the Saab (previously Ericsson) Erieye active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. This can detect a variety of air and sea targets at ranges of up to around 280 miles, with the aircraft typically operating at an altitude of 20,000 feet.
该飞机机身上部独特的“平衡木”雷达整流罩搭载萨博（原爱立信）“爱立眼”有源电子扫描阵列 (AESA) 雷达。该雷达可探测距离最远约280英里（约450公里）的各种空中和海上目标，飞机通常在20000 英尺（约6000 米）的高度飞行。
If an F-16 downed a Su-35S without AEW&C support, that would arguably be even more impressive. This would also mark the first air-to-air kill by an F-16 in Ukrainian service (other than drones and cruise missiles).
如果一架F-16战机在没有预警机支援的情况下击落一架苏-35S，那无疑会更加令人印象深刻。这也将是乌克兰服役的F-16战机首次空对空击落战机（无人机和巡航导弹除外）。
Meanwhile, Ukraine has so far lost three F-16s, although it’s not clear how many of these were due to enemy engagements.
与此同时，乌克兰迄今已损失了三架 F-16，但尚不清楚其中有多少架是由于敌方交战而损失的。
The most recent loss was last month, in an “emergency situation” that the Ukrainian Air Force said happened after the pilot “destroyed three air targets and was working on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon.” The pilot is said to have taken the fighter away from a settlement before successfully ejecting.
最近一次损失发生在上个月，当时乌克兰空军称飞行员“在一次紧急情况下”驾驶战机“摧毁了三个空中目标，并使用机炮攻击第四个目标”。据称，飞行员驾驶战机飞离定居点后成功弹射逃生。
“Thanks to the prompt work of the search and rescue team, the pilot was quickly found and evacuated,” the Ukrainian Air Force added. “The pilot’s well-being is satisfactory, he is in a safe place, his life and health are not in danger. A commission has been appointed to obxtively clarify all the circumstances, and it has already begun work.”
乌克兰空军补充道：“感谢搜救队的迅速行动，飞行员很快被找到并撤离。飞行员状况良好，目前处于安全地点，生命和健康没有危险。我们已成立一个委员会，客观查明所有情况，并已开始工作。”
In April, Ukrainian F-16 pilot Pavlo Ivanov, 26, “was killed in battle defending his native land from the invaders,” the Ukrainian Air Force stated at the time.
乌克兰空军当时表示， 今年4月，26岁的乌克兰F-16飞行员帕夫洛·伊万诺夫“在保卫祖国、抵御侵略者的战斗中牺牲”。
In August 2024, F-16 pilot Oleksiy Mes died during what was, at that time, Russia’s largest aerial barrage of the war. Before his F-16 went down, Mes, who went by the callsign “Moonfish,” shot down three Russian cruise missiles and a one-way attack drone, the Ukrainian Air Force claimed at the time.
2024年8月，F-16战斗机飞行员奥列克西·梅斯（Oleksiy Mes） 在当时俄罗斯最大规模的空袭中牺牲。乌克兰空军当时声称，在F-16坠毁之前，代号“月鱼”（Moonfish）的梅斯击落了三枚俄罗斯巡航导弹和一架单向攻击无人机。
In all, around 85 operational F-16s have been promised to Ukraine. That total includes 24 from the Netherlands, 19 from Denmark, and 12 from Norway (with the same country providing 10 more that will be used for spare parts), while Belgium says it will supply 30. Of this grand total, it should be noted that at least some of the jets are not being sent to Ukraine but are instead being used for training Ukrainian pilots, primarily at the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Romania. The U.S. is now donating airfrxs it says are not airworthy, which you can read more about here.
总共有约85架F-16战机承诺提供给乌克兰。其中荷兰24架，丹麦19架，挪威12架（挪威还提供了10架用于备件），比利时表示将提供30架。值得注意的是，在这批战机中，至少有一部分并未送往乌克兰，而是用于训练乌克兰飞行员，主要在罗马尼亚的欧洲F-16训练中心（EFTC）。美国目前正在捐赠其声称不适航的F-16战机，您可以在此处了解更多信息。
Generally, few details have been released about how Ukraine is using its F-16s, although official and unofficial imagery reveals specific details of load-outs used in operational air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The type has also been flying combined air operations and has been noted on various occasions lobbing Small Diameter Bombs (SDB).
总体而言，关于乌克兰如何使用其F-16战斗机的细节鲜有公布，但官方和非官方图像揭示了其在空对空和空对地任务中使用的具体装备细节。该型战机还参与了联合空中作战，并多次被发现发射小直径炸弹（SDB）。
Provided that an F-16 downed the Su-35S, it would have almost certainly used an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This is the aircraft’s primary air-to-air weapon, carried alongside the AIM-9X Sidewinder and the earlier AIM-9L/M Sidewinder infrared-guided air-to-air missiles. The same missiles are also used by Ukrainian F-16s flying regular counter-drone and counter-cruise-missile sorties.
假设一架F-16战机击落了苏-35S，它几乎肯定会使用AIM-120先进中程空对空导弹（AMRAAM）。这是该战机的主要空对空武器，与AIM-9X“响尾蛇”导弹和更早的AIM-9L/M“响尾蛇”红外制导空对空导弹一同携带。乌克兰的F-16战机也使用这些导弹执行常规反无人机和反巡航导弹任务。
In regards to AMRAAM, even before F-16s were delivered to Ukraine, TWZ noted some of the advantages this missile would bring for the Ukrainian Air Force:
关于AMRAAM，甚至在F-16交付乌克兰之前，TWZ就指出了这种导弹将为乌克兰空军带来的一些优势 ：
“Considering Ukraine’s air force is being haunted by the long-range R-37 air-to-air missile, which Russian aircraft are firing at Ukrainian aircraft at great distances to limit their own risk, giving Ukraine a longer stick — any longer stick — would certainly be prized. It is what Ukrainian fighter pilots seem to believe would make the biggest difference, too.”
考虑到乌克兰空军正受到远程 R-37 空对空导弹的困扰，俄罗斯飞机为了降低自身风险，会从很远的距离向乌克兰飞机发射这种导弹，给予乌克兰更长的打击力量——任何更长的打击力量——无疑会受到重视。乌克兰战斗机飞行员似乎也认为，这会带来最大的改变 。
There is also the very real possibility that it was a ground-based air defense system used by the Ukrainian Air Force to bring down the Russian jet.
还有一种可能性是，乌克兰空军使用地基防空系统击落了俄罗斯战机。
In the past, the Patriot air defense system, in particular, has been used to down fixed-wing tactical aircraft and helicopters flying within Russian airspace, and it has reportedly successfully targeted aircraft at a range of around 100 miles. Starting in May 2023, Ukraine began pushing forward Patriot batteries to reach deep into Russian-controlled airspace. Most dramatically, a string of Russian aircraft was downed over Russian territory that borders northeastern Ukraine.
过去， 爱国者防空系统尤其被用来击落俄罗斯领空内飞行的固定翼战术飞机和直升机，据报道，该系统成功击落了约100英里范围内的飞机。从 2023年5月开始，乌克兰开始推进爱国者导弹系统，深入俄罗斯控制的领空。最引人注目的是，一系列俄罗斯飞机在与乌克兰东北部接壤的俄罗斯领土上空被击落。
In December 2023, Ukrainian Patriot operators used similar tactics against tactical jets flying over the northwestern Black Sea.
2023年12月，乌克兰爱国者导弹操作员对飞越黑海西北部上空的战术喷气式飞机使用了类似的战术。
Regardless, after many months of waiting for the F-16 and repeated refusals from Washington, Ukraine has rapidly introduced the type to operational service.
尽管如此，在等待F-16战机数月并屡遭华盛顿方面拒绝后，乌克兰已迅速将该机型投入实战部署。
It was less than a year ago that the F-16 was first confirmed as being in the country, and since then, the type’s mission scope has expanded. Ukraine is clearly grappling with the challenge of introducing an altogether new, Western combat aircraft, differing in many respects from its Soviet-era equipment.
不到一年前，F-16战机首次被确认已运抵该国，此后该机型的任务范围不断扩大。乌克兰显然正在努力应对引入全新西方战斗机的挑战，这种战机在许多方面都与其苏联时代的装备截然不同。
Regardless of whether or not an F-16 was involved in the demise of the Su-35S over the weekend, the type’s significance in the air war is only set to grow, as experience builds and additional examples are delivered.
无论上周末苏-35S的坠毁是否与F-16有关，随着经验的积累和更多实例的出现，该机型在空战中的重要性只会越来越大。
Unconfirmed reports claim that a Ukrainian F-16 was responsible for shooting down a Russian Su-35S Flanker fighter over the weekend. If the latest claim proves to be true, this would be the first time an F-16 has shot down a Russian aircraft, a mission it was originally designed to do some 50 years ago. While we don’t know for sure what was responsible for bringing down the Russian jet, there’s no doubt that the F-16 is becoming an increasingly important part of the Ukrainian Air Force’s arsenal, for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
未经证实的报道称，上周末，一架乌克兰F-16战机击落了一架俄罗斯苏-35S“侧卫” 战斗机。如果最新传闻属实，这将是F-16战机首次击落俄罗斯战机，而这项任务最初设计于大约50 年前。虽然我们尚不清楚击落俄罗斯战机的具体原因，但毫无疑问，F-16战机正成为乌克兰空军武器库中越来越重要的组成部分，无论是空对空还是空对地任务。
An official claim of the destruction of the Su-35S — one of Russia’s most modern combat aircraft — was posted by the Ukrainian Air Force on June 7. On the social media platform X, the claim was accompanied by a silhouette of a Su-34 Fullback strike aircraft — a different but related jet. Meanwhile, a brief statement on the Ukrainian Air Force’s Telegram channel said the Su-35S was downed “as a result of a successful operation in the Kursk direction.”
6 月7日，乌克兰空军正式宣布击落了一架苏-35S战机——俄罗斯最先进的战斗机之一。在社交媒体平台X上，该声明还配上了一张苏-34“后卫”攻击机的轮廓图——这架战机与乌克兰空军的苏-34“后卫”不同，但属于同一类型。与此同时，乌克兰空军在其Telegram频道上发布了一份简短声明，称这架苏-35S战机“是在库尔斯克方向的一次成功行动中”被击落的。
That the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) lost a Su-35S in a morning operation on the 7th seems beyond doubt.
俄罗斯空天军（VKS）在 7 日上午的一次行动中损失了一架苏-35S，这似乎是毫无疑问的。
Imagery shared online shows a crash site, indicating the loss of a Su-35S, although the cause remains unclear. One video is taken from one of the helicopters involved in the search-and-rescue effort for the pilot. Based on open-source imagery, this would be the eighth example of the Su-35S lost in combat since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
网上分享的图像显示了坠机现场，表明一架苏-35S战机失踪，但原因尚不清楚。一段视频是从参与飞行员搜救工作的一架直升机上拍摄的。根据公开来源的图像，这将是自2022年2月俄罗斯全面入侵以来，苏-35S战机在战斗中损失的第八架。
It’s notable that the Ukrainian Air Force, while claiming the destruction of the jet, didn’t state the weapon that brought it down. While it may have been a crewed fighter, the Ukrainian Air Force is also responsible for long-range surface-to-air missiles that have previously taken a toll on Russian aircraft operating in their own airspace.
值得注意的是，乌克兰空军在宣称击落该战机时，并未说明使用何种武器将其击落。虽然可能是有人驾驶战斗机所为，但乌克兰空军同样负责操作远程地对空导弹系统——这类武器此前曾对在俄方领空活动的军机造成过打击。
According to unverified claims, which appear to have first been published in the German newspaper Bild, the Su-35S was shot down by an F-16. Furthermore, the same source claims that targeting data was provided by a Saab 340 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, at a distance of around 200-300 kilometers (124-186 miles) from the Russian fighter. At this stage, there’s no confirmation that the Saab 340 AEW&C, two of which have been pledged to Kyiv by Sweden, have actually arrived in Ukraine.
据未经证实的传闻（该传闻似乎最早刊登在德国报纸 《图片报》上），这架苏-35S战机是被一架 F-16 战机击落的。此外，同一消息来源还声称，目标数据是由一架萨博340预警机（AEW&C）提供的，距离这架俄罗斯战机约200-300公里（124-186英里）。目前，尚无证据表明萨博340预警机（ 瑞典已承诺向基辅提供两架 ）已抵达乌克兰。
Provided the claims are true, and once again, they are entirely unverified at this point, the F-16 would have worked alongside the AEW&C platform in a way that TWZ outlined when it was first confirmed that the radar planes were being supplied to Ukraine:
如果这些说法属实，而且目前这些说法完全未经证实，那么F-16将与 AEW&C平台协同工作，正如TWZ在首次确认向乌克兰提供雷达飞机时所概述的那样：
“[The] Saab 340 AEW&C will be able to work as a fighter control asset, detecting targets, prioritizing them, and then assigning them to the fighters for interception. The same data can, of course, also be passed on to other air defense assets. However, the F-16 and Western-supplied ground-based air defense systems are most relevant in this regard, since the radar plane is fitted with the NATO-standard lix 16 datalix communications system.”
萨博340预警机将能够作为战斗机控制设备，探测目标，确定目标的优先级，然后分配给战斗机进行拦截。当然，同样的数据也可以传递给其他防空设备。不过F-16战机和西方提供的地面防空系统在此方面最具备协同作战能力，因为该预警机配备了符合北约标准的lix16数据链通信系统。
“lix 16 will allow the operators onboard the twin-turboprop Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft to provide a real-time air defense ‘picture’ and targeting data to compatible systems in the air and on the ground, essentially filling a critical node in a modern integrated air defense system (IADS).”
“lix 16将允许双涡轮螺旋桨萨博 340 AEW&C飞机上的操作员向空中和地面的兼容系统提供实时防空‘图像’和目标数据，本质上填补了现代综合防空系统 (IADS) 中的一个关键节点。”
The characteristic ‘balance beam’ radar fairing on the upper fuselage of the aircraft carries the Saab (previously Ericsson) Erieye active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. This can detect a variety of air and sea targets at ranges of up to around 280 miles, with the aircraft typically operating at an altitude of 20,000 feet.
该飞机机身上部独特的“平衡木”雷达整流罩搭载萨博（原爱立信）“爱立眼”有源电子扫描阵列 (AESA) 雷达。该雷达可探测距离最远约280英里（约450公里）的各种空中和海上目标，飞机通常在20000 英尺（约6000 米）的高度飞行。
If an F-16 downed a Su-35S without AEW&C support, that would arguably be even more impressive. This would also mark the first air-to-air kill by an F-16 in Ukrainian service (other than drones and cruise missiles).
如果一架F-16战机在没有预警机支援的情况下击落一架苏-35S，那无疑会更加令人印象深刻。这也将是乌克兰服役的F-16战机首次空对空击落战机（无人机和巡航导弹除外）。
Meanwhile, Ukraine has so far lost three F-16s, although it’s not clear how many of these were due to enemy engagements.
与此同时，乌克兰迄今已损失了三架 F-16，但尚不清楚其中有多少架是由于敌方交战而损失的。
The most recent loss was last month, in an “emergency situation” that the Ukrainian Air Force said happened after the pilot “destroyed three air targets and was working on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon.” The pilot is said to have taken the fighter away from a settlement before successfully ejecting.
最近一次损失发生在上个月，当时乌克兰空军称飞行员“在一次紧急情况下”驾驶战机“摧毁了三个空中目标，并使用机炮攻击第四个目标”。据称，飞行员驾驶战机飞离定居点后成功弹射逃生。
“Thanks to the prompt work of the search and rescue team, the pilot was quickly found and evacuated,” the Ukrainian Air Force added. “The pilot’s well-being is satisfactory, he is in a safe place, his life and health are not in danger. A commission has been appointed to obxtively clarify all the circumstances, and it has already begun work.”
乌克兰空军补充道：“感谢搜救队的迅速行动，飞行员很快被找到并撤离。飞行员状况良好，目前处于安全地点，生命和健康没有危险。我们已成立一个委员会，客观查明所有情况，并已开始工作。”
In April, Ukrainian F-16 pilot Pavlo Ivanov, 26, “was killed in battle defending his native land from the invaders,” the Ukrainian Air Force stated at the time.
乌克兰空军当时表示， 今年4月，26岁的乌克兰F-16飞行员帕夫洛·伊万诺夫“在保卫祖国、抵御侵略者的战斗中牺牲”。
In August 2024, F-16 pilot Oleksiy Mes died during what was, at that time, Russia’s largest aerial barrage of the war. Before his F-16 went down, Mes, who went by the callsign “Moonfish,” shot down three Russian cruise missiles and a one-way attack drone, the Ukrainian Air Force claimed at the time.
2024年8月，F-16战斗机飞行员奥列克西·梅斯（Oleksiy Mes） 在当时俄罗斯最大规模的空袭中牺牲。乌克兰空军当时声称，在F-16坠毁之前，代号“月鱼”（Moonfish）的梅斯击落了三枚俄罗斯巡航导弹和一架单向攻击无人机。
In all, around 85 operational F-16s have been promised to Ukraine. That total includes 24 from the Netherlands, 19 from Denmark, and 12 from Norway (with the same country providing 10 more that will be used for spare parts), while Belgium says it will supply 30. Of this grand total, it should be noted that at least some of the jets are not being sent to Ukraine but are instead being used for training Ukrainian pilots, primarily at the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Romania. The U.S. is now donating airfrxs it says are not airworthy, which you can read more about here.
总共有约85架F-16战机承诺提供给乌克兰。其中荷兰24架，丹麦19架，挪威12架（挪威还提供了10架用于备件），比利时表示将提供30架。值得注意的是，在这批战机中，至少有一部分并未送往乌克兰，而是用于训练乌克兰飞行员，主要在罗马尼亚的欧洲F-16训练中心（EFTC）。美国目前正在捐赠其声称不适航的F-16战机，您可以在此处了解更多信息。
Generally, few details have been released about how Ukraine is using its F-16s, although official and unofficial imagery reveals specific details of load-outs used in operational air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The type has also been flying combined air operations and has been noted on various occasions lobbing Small Diameter Bombs (SDB).
总体而言，关于乌克兰如何使用其F-16战斗机的细节鲜有公布，但官方和非官方图像揭示了其在空对空和空对地任务中使用的具体装备细节。该型战机还参与了联合空中作战，并多次被发现发射小直径炸弹（SDB）。
Provided that an F-16 downed the Su-35S, it would have almost certainly used an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This is the aircraft’s primary air-to-air weapon, carried alongside the AIM-9X Sidewinder and the earlier AIM-9L/M Sidewinder infrared-guided air-to-air missiles. The same missiles are also used by Ukrainian F-16s flying regular counter-drone and counter-cruise-missile sorties.
假设一架F-16战机击落了苏-35S，它几乎肯定会使用AIM-120先进中程空对空导弹（AMRAAM）。这是该战机的主要空对空武器，与AIM-9X“响尾蛇”导弹和更早的AIM-9L/M“响尾蛇”红外制导空对空导弹一同携带。乌克兰的F-16战机也使用这些导弹执行常规反无人机和反巡航导弹任务。
In regards to AMRAAM, even before F-16s were delivered to Ukraine, TWZ noted some of the advantages this missile would bring for the Ukrainian Air Force:
关于AMRAAM，甚至在F-16交付乌克兰之前，TWZ就指出了这种导弹将为乌克兰空军带来的一些优势 ：
“Considering Ukraine’s air force is being haunted by the long-range R-37 air-to-air missile, which Russian aircraft are firing at Ukrainian aircraft at great distances to limit their own risk, giving Ukraine a longer stick — any longer stick — would certainly be prized. It is what Ukrainian fighter pilots seem to believe would make the biggest difference, too.”
考虑到乌克兰空军正受到远程 R-37 空对空导弹的困扰，俄罗斯飞机为了降低自身风险，会从很远的距离向乌克兰飞机发射这种导弹，给予乌克兰更长的打击力量——任何更长的打击力量——无疑会受到重视。乌克兰战斗机飞行员似乎也认为，这会带来最大的改变 。
There is also the very real possibility that it was a ground-based air defense system used by the Ukrainian Air Force to bring down the Russian jet.
还有一种可能性是，乌克兰空军使用地基防空系统击落了俄罗斯战机。
In the past, the Patriot air defense system, in particular, has been used to down fixed-wing tactical aircraft and helicopters flying within Russian airspace, and it has reportedly successfully targeted aircraft at a range of around 100 miles. Starting in May 2023, Ukraine began pushing forward Patriot batteries to reach deep into Russian-controlled airspace. Most dramatically, a string of Russian aircraft was downed over Russian territory that borders northeastern Ukraine.
过去， 爱国者防空系统尤其被用来击落俄罗斯领空内飞行的固定翼战术飞机和直升机，据报道，该系统成功击落了约100英里范围内的飞机。从 2023年5月开始，乌克兰开始推进爱国者导弹系统，深入俄罗斯控制的领空。最引人注目的是，一系列俄罗斯飞机在与乌克兰东北部接壤的俄罗斯领土上空被击落。
In December 2023, Ukrainian Patriot operators used similar tactics against tactical jets flying over the northwestern Black Sea.
2023年12月，乌克兰爱国者导弹操作员对飞越黑海西北部上空的战术喷气式飞机使用了类似的战术。
Regardless, after many months of waiting for the F-16 and repeated refusals from Washington, Ukraine has rapidly introduced the type to operational service.
尽管如此，在等待F-16战机数月并屡遭华盛顿方面拒绝后，乌克兰已迅速将该机型投入实战部署。
It was less than a year ago that the F-16 was first confirmed as being in the country, and since then, the type’s mission scope has expanded. Ukraine is clearly grappling with the challenge of introducing an altogether new, Western combat aircraft, differing in many respects from its Soviet-era equipment.
不到一年前，F-16战机首次被确认已运抵该国，此后该机型的任务范围不断扩大。乌克兰显然正在努力应对引入全新西方战斗机的挑战，这种战机在许多方面都与其苏联时代的装备截然不同。
Regardless of whether or not an F-16 was involved in the demise of the Su-35S over the weekend, the type’s significance in the air war is only set to grow, as experience builds and additional examples are delivered.
无论上周末苏-35S的坠毁是否与F-16有关，随着经验的积累和更多实例的出现，该机型在空战中的重要性只会越来越大。
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