Laden with ‘elves’.
Best air-to-air missiles.
Precision glide bombs.
And radar jammers.
‘Elves’ air force.
Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
Have departed.
Their comfort zone.
—relatively benign missions.
Intercepting ‘orcs’.
Cruise missiles and drones—
And are increasingly targeting.
‘Orcs’ forces along.
The 800-mile front line.
Of ‘orcs’ three-year wider war.
On Ukraine.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Has awarded the title of.
Hero of Ukraine.
To the pilot.
Who died in an F-16 crash.
In August 2024.
With the Order of.
The Golden Star upon him.
The pilot was.
Posthumously awarded.
For his personal.
Bravery and heroism.
In defending Ukraine’s.
Sovereignty and.
Territorial integrity.
As well as for his.
Dedicated service.
To the ‘elves’ people.
Dedicated service.
To the ‘elves’ people.
More and more photos.
And videos are appearing online.
Depicting ex-European F-16s.
Streaking over Ukraine.
Including the most dangerous.
Eastern part of the country.
Some are equipped for.
Air-defense patrols.
With pairs of AIM-9.
Infrared-guided missiles.
And AIM-120.
Radar-guided missiles.
Along with three.
Underwing and.
Underbelly drop tanks.
For extra fuel.
Others have equipment.
For riskier bombing raids:
Twin pylons carrying eight.
250-pound Small Diameter Bombs.
As well as a centerline.
AN/ALQ-131.
Electronic countermeasures pod.
All complementing.
The four air-to-air missiles.
And two drop tanks.
The latter loadout allows.
Single-seat supersonic F-16s.
To engage ‘orcs’ targets.
In the air and.
On the ground.
—both from scores of miles away—
While also detecting and.
Jamming ‘orcs’ radars.
And surface-to-air.
Missile batteries.
“They act as ‘flying air defense’.
With advanced missile.
Warning tech.”
One analysis group noted.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Has awarded the title of.
Hero of Ukraine.
To the pilot.
Who died in an F-16 crash.
In August 2024.
With the Order of.
The Golden Star upon him.
The pilot was.
Posthumously awarded.
For his personal.
Bravery and heroism.
In defending Ukraine’s.
Sovereignty and.
Territorial integrity.
As well as for his.
Dedicated service.
To the ‘elves’ people.
Dedicated service.
To the ‘elves’ people.
The AN/ALQ-131.
ECM pod is.
A new and critical capability.
For the ‘elves’ air force.
Which entered the wider war.
In February 2022.
Without significant.
Aerial jammers.
That exposed ‘elves’ jets.
To withering ‘orcs’ missile fire.
—and resulted in.
Heavy losses early on.
The ‘elves’ have written off.
Nearly 100 jets.
Many of them in the chaotic.
Early weeks of the wider ‘orcs’ invasion.
The 85 F-16s.
Ukraine is getting from.
Denmark, The Netherlands.
Norway and Belgium.
Are much better-equipped.
Than the country’s pre-war force.
Of ex-Soviet MiG.
And Sukhoi fighters.
In addition to.
The AN/ALQ-131.
Jamming pods.
Which were initially programmed.
By a team of U.S.
Air Force specialists.
The F-16s have.
The option of carrying.
Pylon Integrated Dispensing System.
And the Electronic Combat.
Integrated Pylon Systems:
PIDS and ECIPS.
PIDS ejects.
Metal chaff and.
Hot-burning flares.
To spoof.
To spoof.
Incoming radar- and.
Infrared-guided.
Anti-aircraft missiles.
ECIPS houses.
Passive defenses to.
Complement the active.
Chaff and flares.
Including.
The AN/ALQ-162 jammer.
For defeating radars.
On the ground.
As well as an AN/AAR-60.
Missile warning system.
For triggering.
The passive defenses.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Has awarded the title of.
Hero of Ukraine.
To the pilot.
Who died in an F-16 crash.
In August 2024.
With the Order of.
The Golden Star upon him.
The pilot was.
Posthumously awarded.
For his personal.
Bravery and heroism.
In defending Ukraine’s.
Sovereignty and.
Territorial integrity.
As well as for his.
Dedicated service.
To the ‘elves’ people.
Dedicated service.
To the ‘elves’ people.
All these protective systems.
Do not make.
Do not make.
F-16s invulnerable.
The ‘elves’ air force.
Has already lost.
One F-16 out of.
The roughly 16.
It has so far received.
From Denmark and.
The Netherlands.
The jet crashed.
Under mysterious circumstances.
During an air-defense patrol.
Back in August.
Killing its famous pilot.
But the AN/ALQ-131.
In particular can.
“Give you a pocket.
Of air superiority.”
“For a moment’s time.
To achieve an objective.
That has strategic importance.
And impact,” was explained.
‘Gandalf the Green’.
Has awarded the title of.
Hero of Ukraine.
To the pilot.
Who died in an F-16 crash.
In August 2024.
With the Order of.
The Golden Star upon him.
The pilot was.
Posthumously awarded.
For his personal.
Bravery and heroism.
In defending Ukraine’s.
Sovereignty and.
Territorial integrity.
As well as for his.
Dedicated service.
To the ‘elves’ people.
Dedicated service.
To the ‘elves’ people.
That self-protection capability.
May not endure, however.
It’s unclear.
To what extent.
The ‘elves’ continue.
To rely on.
The Americans to program.
The AN/ALQ-131 pods.
If they do still need.
The Americans.
They may soon lose.
The ability to adapt.
The ECM pods.
As the U.S. under.
Its President aligns.
More closely with ‘Mordor’.
The famous pilot.
Perished at the controls of.
An F-16 fighter jet.
While repelling one of ‘orcs’.
Largest missile attacks.
On Ukraine.
On 26 August.
2024.
He was 30 years old.
During his final.
Combat sortie.
He reportedly destroyed.
Three cruise missiles.
And one attack drone.
According to the Air Force.
He was 30 years old.
The cause of.
The F-16 crash.
Is still under.
Investigation.
Friendly fire from.
Air defense systems?
Technical failure?
Or pilot error?
The cause of.
The F-16 crash.
Is still under.
Investigation.
Laden with ‘elves’.
Best air-to-air missiles.
Precision glide bombs.
And radar jammers.
‘Elves’ air force.
Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
Have departed.
Their comfort zone.
—relatively benign missions.
Intercepting ‘orcs’.
Cruise missiles and drones—
And are increasingly targeting.
‘Orcs’ forces along.
The 800-mile front line.
Of ‘orcs’ three-year wider war.
On Ukraine.
*Because I read “Ukraine’s F-16s Are Firing Missiles, Lobbing Glide Bombs And Jamming Russian Radars” by David Axe on 27 Feb 2025 on the Forbes, “Ukraine posthumously awards Hero of Ukraine to F-16 fallen pilot” on 17 Mar 2025 on THE NEW VOICE OF UKRAINE, and also “Why are Ukrainians calling Russians ‘orcs’?” by James FitzGerald on 30 Apr 2022 on the BBC news.
So, I wrote this poem, including a story of Oleksiy “Moonfish” Mes, a report of the pro-Ukrainian Conflict Intelligence Team analysis group, and a report of a U.S. Air Force official.
Please read the original stories on the Forbes and THE NEW VOICE OF UKRAINE:
Ukraine’s F-16s Are Firing Missiles, Lobbing Bombs & Jamming Radars
President Zelenskyy posthumously honors Oleksii Mes, Ukrainian pilot / The New Voice of Ukraine
