Ukraine is deliberately building the fragmented fighter fleet every air force is trained to avoid
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France and Ukraine have agreed on a roadmap for 16 Rafale. Much suggests that the jets come from an order from the French Air Force.
Ukraine is deliberately building the fragmented fighter fleet every air force is trained to avoid
France's promise to hand Ukraine its first Rafale fighters will leave Kyiv operating one of the most mixed combat-jet fleets in the world—eight types built in four countries—according to RFE/RL. Analysts say Ukraine is taking on that complexity by choice—a wartime bridge it means to dismantle once its Soviet jets are gone. Ukraine entered the full-scale war with a Soviet-built air force and has spent years remaking it under fire, leaning on what…
Under normal conditions, almost no air force would choose such a diversified fleet, but there is a reason for Ukraine to take the decision.
Experts assess the July 14 announcement that Kyiv will soon receive French Rafale fighter jets as another step by Kyiv to get rid of its outdated Soviet aircraft fleet.
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