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Ukraine’s Air Force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from France, along with F-16s from the Netherlands.
Ukraine said on Thursday it had received a first batch of French Mirage 2000 fighter jets as well as U.S.-made F-16 fighters from the Netherlands as European allies seek to strengthen Kyiv's hand ...
The Mirage 2000 is a multi-role, single-engine jet fighter. Zelenskiy said in September he had struck an agreement on training Ukraine pilots in France in conversation with Macron.
In December 2024, Ukrainian pilots and ground crews completed their training in France. Reportedly Ukraine asked for a total of 12 Mirage 2000-5Fs to fulfill the immediate needs of the Air Force. [90] On 6 February, Ukraine received an undisclosed number of Mirages, and ex-Dutch F-16s as well. [91] [92]
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War. The Ukrainian Air Force receives the first shipment of Mirage 2000 fighter jets from France and more F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Netherlands. Islamist insurgency in the Sahel. Ten Nigerien soldiers are killed in an ambush by Islamic State fighters near the border with Burkina Faso.
The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine, delta wing, fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Armée de l'air). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants ...
The Mirage 2000 is a multi-role, single-engine jet fighter. "We do everything for our cooperation to be remembered ... in 80 years as a victorious battle, it's so important," Zelenskiy said.
This is the first time Ukraine has received "Western tanks" according to the French government. [261] On 31 January 2023, it was announced France will also send 150 military personnel to Poland to train up to 600 Ukrainian troops per month. [262] [263] Fighter jets. unspecified number of Dassault Mirage 2000-5 and pilot training [to be ...