Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.

MarkSheppard · #1 February 6th, 2025, 07:57 AM

https://x.com/NOELreports/status/188...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

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BREAKING: Minister of the French Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced that the first Mirage 2000-5F fighters have been delivered to Ukraine.

"With Ukrainian pilots trained for several months in France on board, they will now participate in defending Ukraine's sky," he added.

DRG · #2 February 6th, 2025, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkSheppard

https://x.com/NOELreports/status/188...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

Quote:

BREAKING: Minister of the French Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced that the first Mirage 2000-5F fighters have been delivered to Ukraine.

"With Ukrainian pilots trained for several months in France on board, they will now participate in defending Ukraine's sky," he added.

I had it in the working copy of the Ukraine OOB already and was only 1 month off in my guesstimate start date

OTOH the report from Feb 6 says "they have been" so they may have been there in Jan as I had them but I will leave it as Feb 2025 start

FASTBOAT TOUGH · #3 February 11th, 2025, 02:40 AM

Bulgaria and Slovakia have both received NEW build versions of the F-16 BLK70 single seat versions. Bulgaria also on 31 JAN just got their FIRST F-16 BLK70 twin seat version. I do not know if it is equipped with any enhanced ground attack capability like ours have. They should have TI/GSR 40.

BULGERIA/ADD/F-16 BLK70/START/JAN 2025/PLUS/SLOVAKIA/ADD/F-16 BLK70/START/APR 2024/VISION/TI/GSR 40. // Allowing 3 months Acceptance Inspections/ Training/Maintenace/Paint

. Both versions can carry all NATO compatible weapons with full ground attack systems installed.

Can provide further refs if needed but it was a bit of a F-ing Day and I'm tired.
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence...ent=newsletter
https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-w...156428.article

Pibwl · #4 February 11th, 2025, 04:21 PM

Romania

Acquired C-27 Spartan, delivered from 4/10, I don't known when operational. Might be copied from Italian 599 C-27J Spartan - but the icon in the Italian unit should be changed to 2774 (now it is rather An-26).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan

591 Antonov-24 - proper name An-24 - according to Polish article, withdrawn in 7/07 (now 12/98)

592 Antonov-26 - proper name An-26, icon should be 2170, like Antonov-24 (especially that they are grey https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F..._(cropped).jpg )
Still used in 2010, reportedly one in service in 2023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-26

(595 Lockheed C-130 - first two were delivered in late 10/96 (now from 1/96), so 11/96 is more realistic date.)