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EG (Storm Shadow) missiles and
Hammer guided bombs.
It is not yet known how many aircraft
Paris will supply to Ukraine. The French Air
Force has fewer than 30 Mirage 2000-5F in
service, with more in reserve. The War Zone
portal speculates whether France might try to
reclaim fighters previously exported to other
countries. For instance, Greece has hinted at
wanting to get rid of its Mirage 2000-5s since it
recently ordered new F-35 aircraft. Ukrainian
pilots are expected to retrain on French
fighters within 12 months.
For now, the Mirage 2000 remains a future
prospect, and the F-16 deliveries have yet to
begin, although they are imminent. The only
fighter jets Ukraine has received from allies
so far are MiG-29s delivered from Poland and
Slovakia. At the end of the monitored period,
the first photograph of an ex-Slovak aircraft
with its tail number emerged. Until now, all
such images had been retouched.
The photo shows a two-seat MiG-29UBS,
which sported the bort the number 1303 in the
Slovak Air Force. It retains its typical fishbone
camouflage on the fuselage spine. The original
Slovak number on the tail has been painted over
in a slightly different shade of grey. In addition
to the yellow-blue marking, the aircraft now
has a new number – white 80. This number
is on the side of the intake openings and in
smaller format on the vertical tail surface.
A Ukrainian Su-27 with HARM missiles viewed from the cockpit of another aircraft.
A Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot showing a tattoo during flight.
A Ukrainian air defense system with kill markings indicating the battery’s achievements.
A Ukrainian MiG-29 from the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade inventory
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