Paris –
As Ukrainian pilots train on American-built F-16 fighters, France’s announcement Thursday that it will supply Mirage jets will give Kiev a mix-and-match air fleet in line with the existing clutter of Western-supplied weapons .
President Emmanuel Macron said France would supply Mirage 2000-5 fighters, which will join the F-16 and Russian-made MIG-29 and Sukhoi models already in service.
“The F-16 and Mirage integration dilemma is part of a longer trend for the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2022. …Ukraine is struggling to integrate and adapt its newly received defense systems,” said Ivan Klyszcz of the Estonia-based International Center. for Defense and Security.
