Strana 32
aircraft was confirmed by the BAE Systems
AN/APX-113(V) IFF antennas, visible in front of
the windscreen on the upper fuselage. Slovak
MiG-29AS fighters received these during
modernization in 2005–2006.
Ground Equipment
for Mirage 2000
Ukraine is also preparing for the future
strengthening of its air force. Some time
ago, the Ukrainian Air Force received mobile
mission-planning complexes for its F-16
fighters, which constantly relocate between
bases to avoid detection by Russian missiles.
Not all airfields, however, are adequately
equipped for Western fighters, so necessary
equipment is transported by truck.
After the F-16s, the Ukrainian Air Force
has now received similar mobile ground
support complexes for Mirage 2000-5F
aircraft delivered from France. In addition,
it has acquired mobile meteorological stations,
further improving mission planning and
preparation.
In France, Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel
Macron signed a framework agreement on new
air-defense systems and Rafale fighter jets
on Monday, 17 November. At least regarding
the fighters, this is similar to the agreement
Zelenskyy signed a month earlier in Sweden
on Gripen fighters—that is, an agreement
on possible future deliveries. Should such
purchases actually take place, they would
form part of the post-war reconstruction
of Ukraine’s air force. First, however,
a sustainable peace must be achieved—not
a Ukrainian capitulation along the lines of the
November U.S. proposal, which, according to
all available information, was dictated from
the Kremlin.
Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5F fighters received the mobile ground support equipment and meteorological stations.
UKRAINE
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January 2026