French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide Ukraine with its Mirage combat aircraft to be able to defend their country against Russian aggression.
Well, yes and no. M2Ks are already configured to handle NATO munitions out of the box, which is actually a pretty meaningful benefit.
Not to mention: if they’re maintaining and repairing (and in the longer term, disassembling and cannibalizing worn or damaged airframes for parts), I honestly look forward to what the Ukrainian aerospace industry is gonna get up to once the war wraps up. Ukrainians have proven that they’ve got a lot of fascinating and pragmatic ideas in a lot of areas over the course of this war, and it’ll be really interesting to see how that pans out in peacetime under less dire circumstances. It could be game-changing in a lot of ways.
I was just thinking, “man, Ukraine just doesn’t have enough logistical problems, I hope they get a new aircraft.”
At this point, Sweden’s Grippen would be more useful.
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Well, yes and no. M2Ks are already configured to handle NATO munitions out of the box, which is actually a pretty meaningful benefit.
Not to mention: if they’re maintaining and repairing (and in the longer term, disassembling and cannibalizing worn or damaged airframes for parts), I honestly look forward to what the Ukrainian aerospace industry is gonna get up to once the war wraps up. Ukrainians have proven that they’ve got a lot of fascinating and pragmatic ideas in a lot of areas over the course of this war, and it’ll be really interesting to see how that pans out in peacetime under less dire circumstances. It could be game-changing in a lot of ways.