France will hand over a new batch of long-range SCALP missiles to Ukraine
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Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:11:00 +0200
What is known about the transfer of longrange SCALP missiles to Ukraine from FranceFrench Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu stressed that international partners should maintain a stable level of aid to Ukraine, as this will allow the Ukrainian authorities to make political decisions when the appropriate moment arrives.
Military support is critically important, and even after the end of the war, the Ukrainian army will need to continue to be strengthened, Lecornyu noted.
The minister said that France will continue training for two thousand Ukrainian soldiers who train on French equipment.The head of the Ministry of Defense also predicted that in the winter Russia may intensify attacks deep into the territory of Ukraine.
In response, France will provide Ukraine with portable Mistral antiaircraft missile complexes and SCALP missiles.
In order to support the ability to strike behind the front line, I recently signed a new transfer of about ten SCALP missiles, as promised by French President Volodymyr Zelensky, the minister added.
SCALP missiles are the French version of the Storm Shadow cruise missiles, jointly developed by France and Great Britain.
Both versions are similar, differing only in software and media type.
The range of the SCALP reaches 560 km, but there is an export version with a reduced range to 290 km and a smaller warhead.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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