42 jets is a ton, but these are fourth generation fighters facing fifth generation air defense.
They can serve a purpose but they cannot be game changers - a fact that I have brought up frequently in many conversations about the #Ukraine.
Don't be taken in by all this.
You can even think of it as the US unloading old equipment and getting marginal use out of them before they are completely obsolete.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/08/20/zelensky-claims-netherlands-to-send-entire-fleet-of-f-16-fighter-jets-after-meeting-with-dutch-pm/