13.10.2024, 20:39
Ergänzend über die französischen Mirage für die Ukraine:
https://www.twz.com/air/france-confirms-...early-2025
https://www.twz.com/air/france-confirms-...early-2025
Zitat:France has announced details of its plans to put surplus Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters into Ukrainian hands, with these jets receiving new air-to-ground capabilities ahead of planned deliveries starting in the first quarter of 2025. The delta-winged jet is set to become the second Western-made fighter to be provided to Kyiv, following the F-16, the first of which arrived in Ukraine this summer.
In a statement on X today, the French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu added that the Mirage 2000s will first be outfitted with new electronic self-defense equipment as well as undisclosed modifications that will allow them to fly air-to-ground missions. That work will be conducted at Cazaux in southwest France. Meanwhile, the training of Ukrainian pilots and mechanics continues, Lecornu said.
➡️ Mirage 2000 à destination de l’Ukraine : livraison toujours prévue au 1er trimestre 2025.
À Cazaux, en Gironde, ils seront dotés de nouveaux équipements : combat air-sol et défense anti-guerre électronique.
La formation des pilotes, et mécaniciens, ukrainiens se poursuit.
— Sébastien Lecornu (@SebLecornu) October 8, 2024
As TWZ reported at the time, in June of this year French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to transfer an undisclosed number of Mirage 2000-5 fighters to Ukraine, outlining “a new cooperation” with manufacturer Dassault.