Mirage fighters for Ukraine. The specialist named the main advantage
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Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:11:40 +0200
Mirages have a specific advantage over the F16According to Robinson, the French fighters in Ukraine will become another combat platform capable of launching the Western Storm Shadow missiles.As you know, with the help of the latter, Ukrainian soldiers managed to destroy many enemy targets on the front and beyond.What is important to understand is that American F16 fighters, some of which have already been received by the Armed Forces, are not adapted to Storm Shadow missiles, so they are launched using Sovietdesigned Su24 aircraft.
Tim Robinson, a military aviation specialist from the Royal Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, told the publication that it is beneficial for Ukraine to get more aircraft capable of launching these missiles.
When Ukraine can get the first MirageAccording to the editorial office of La Tribune, within the first batch, France plans to provide Kyiv with 3 aircraft.As the journalists managed to find out, their provision will be made in the first trimester of 2025 JanuaryApril.
It is by that time that they plan to complete the training of the machines and the training of pilots and mechanics.
The planes will be armed with SCALP/Storm Shadow cruise missiles and French AASM airtoground guided bombs, the report said.
It is worth noting that the French Ministry of Defense has not yet officially confirmed or denied these journalists data.
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