The US-based The National Interest, which publishes defense industry news, included the planes that France plans to give to Ukraine on its agenda. US media reported that French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced that he would give Ukraine Dassault Mirage 2000-5 multi-role fighter planes instead of Rafale jets.
MIRAGE 2000-5 IS COMING INSTEAD OF RAFALE JETS
France will supply Dassault Mirage 2000-5 multirole combat aircraft to Ukraine in the first half of 2025, as confirmed by Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu. The French Air Force is modifying the aircraft to improve their air-to-ground combat capabilities and electronic warfare (EW) systems to be compatible with Kiev’s needs.
It was written in the news that Lecornu opposed sending Rafale jets to Ukraine. It was reported that Lecornu’s decision also prevented the fleet expansion of the French Air Force. It was also reported that the delivery of Mirage 2000-5s to Ukraine was contingent on Ukrainian pilot training to take place in France.
It was written that the Mirage 2000-5s in question would provide support to the Ukrainian Air Force in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
GOOD NEWS FOR UKRAINE
The report also said, “Ukraine received much-needed good news last week when it was reported that France was moving forward with a plan to provide Kiev with an undisclosed number of Dassault Mirage 2000-5 multirole fighter jets in the first half of next year.” expressions were used.
It was also stated that French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu confirmed that the aircraft will be modified to best suit Kiev’s needs.
MACRON WAS OPPOSED TO THE FRENCH MINISTER
However, in the statement made on Monday, it was reported that while Lecornu supported the transfer of multi-purpose warplanes, he strongly opposed President Emmanuel Macron’s first proposal to send more capable multi-purpose Dassault Rafale planes to Ukraine.
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Source: www.star.com.tr
