Ukraine to receive 3 Mirage 2000 aircraft from France in early 2025 - La Tribune
Photo: French Mirage 2000 aircraft (Getty Images)
France has decided to supply Ukraine with the first batch of three Mirage 2000-5 aircraft. They will be armed with SCALP cruise missiles and AASM bombs, La Tribune says.
“France will supply three Mirage 2000-5s to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2025. This figure has not yet been announced by either the Elysee Palace or the Ministry of the Armed Forces,” the agency writes.
These Mirage 2000 aircraft, which Paris intends to supply to Ukraine, will be delivered in the first quarter of 2025.
Mirage 2000 for Ukraine
The Mirage 2000 is a fourth-generation French multi-role, single-engine jet fighter aircraft with a low-slung triangular wing, developed by Dassault Aviation in the 1970s. It is the main combat aircraft of the French Air Force and has been adopted by the armies of several countries in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
More than 600 aircraft have been built in total. The Mirage 2000 production line was shut down in 2007 after the last aircraft was delivered. The last Mirage 2000 was delivered to Greece on November 23, 2007. The French Air Force is replacing the Mirage 2000 with the Dassault Rafale multi-role fighter, which was commissioned on June 27, 2006.
It was recently reported that Ukraine will receive Mirage 2000 aircraft from France in the coming months. The first aircraft will be delivered in early 2025.
