Ukraine took off the first generation Mirage 2000. These are French aircraft, like The culprits are to force the Ukrainian forces of the ZSU.
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It seems that at the beginning of 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the intention to transfer the low-cost Mirage 2000 to Ukraine. Previously it was reported that The Ukrainian army is releasing a modernized version of the Mirage 2000-5F.
It was initially confirmed in Paris that the first flights would be in Ukraine until the end of 2024, then the deadline was delayed. In early 2024, the Minister of Defense of France Sebastien Lecornu indicated that Ukraine's Mirage will be deployed in the first quarter of 2025, and recent publications wrote about the delivery of the first aircraft to today.
Today, June 6th, a senior member of the French Ministry of Defense announced the transfer of the first Mirage 2000 to Ukraine.
“On June 6th 2024, Emmanuel Macron announced the transfer of Ukraine to the French Vinishuvachiv Mirage 2000. First s they arrived in Ukraine today,” Lekornya wrote on his X (Twitter).
Following his words, along with the pilots, pilots arrived in Ukraine, having undergone thousands of training in France and are ready to kidnap Ukrainian sky.
France did not specify how many aircraft were transferred to Ukraine. Previously, recent reports and profile data indicated that at the first stage, Ukraine could take three flights.
Characteristics of the Mirage 2000
Mirage 2000 is the richest finisher of the fourth generation, spun off in the 1970s by Dassault Aviation. The rebel forces of the ZSU took away the modernized Mirage 2000-5F.
Such flights fly across the borders of France, Greece, Egypt, parts of Asia and Latin America. In total, over 600 flights were released, production ended in 2007.
Main characteristics:
- dovzhina – 14.36 m;
- krill swing – 9.13 m;
- height – 5.14 m;
- weight – 7500 kg;
- maximum weight – 17000 kg;
- maximum combat power – 6200 kg;
- maximum speed – 2340 km/year;
- radius dii – 1852 km;
- practical track – 16460 m;
- crew – 1 person.
Mirage 2000 is equipped with two 30-mm aircraft guns and can carry air-to-air, air-to-surface, anti-ship and anti-radar missiles, as well as customized freely falling air bombs. The missile range varies in range depending on the version.
French aircraft can carry MICA missiles for military combat (up to 80 km), Exocet anti-ship missiles (up to 70 km), SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles for strikes against ground targets (up to 290 km/560 km), anti-radar AS37 Armat (up to 120 km) and a wide range of air bombs.
An important point is that the aircraft that Ukraine has abandoned, as previously reported, are unlikely to undergo modernization and may have the option of replacing the Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG missiles. France also supplies these long-range missiles to Ukraine for attacks on Russian targets.
This is an effective flight
Previously, the Ukrainian ZSU forces said that it would be more important to strengthen aviation. Ale Viyskov prioritized the low-end F-16s over the Mirage 2000.
The current riverman PS Illya Yvlash noted that the Mirage 2000 is an effective flyer and can successfully overcome combat missions, both wind and ground attacks.
He guessed that the Mirage 2000 carries not only long-range SCALP missiles, and AASM Hammer bombs for attacks on the front line.
During the preparation, materials were used: the X (Twitter) account of the French Minister of Defense Sebastian Lecornu, the profile portal Defense Express, data from Wikipedia and French ZMI, state in advance representatives of the ZSU Military Forces and aviation expert Valery Romanenko.
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