Ex-French Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters will arrive in Ukraine in the first quarter of next year, French defense minister Sébastien Lecornu announced Tuesday. But first, the delta-wing supersonic fighters “will be equipped with new equipment,” Lecornu wrote, including systems for air-ground combat and electronic warfare.

The service is betting much of its future on developing and fielding large numbers of so-called "attritable" combat jets that cost a fraction of traditional fighter aircraft. But can that goal actually be achieved?

In the first quarter of 2025, Ukraine will receive not only more F-16 aircraft but also the advanced Mirage 2000 jets. French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu confirmed that these jets will be equipped with new air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons.