Ukraine to Get Up to 100 French-Made Rafale Fighter Jets

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Ukraine will get up to 100 of France's Rafale F4 fighter jets ...

Posted by Corky at 07:32 AM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

France plans to arm Ukraine with as many as 100 advanced Rafale fighter jets, a spokesperson for the French president said today.

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-- POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) Nov 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM

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"The Russians are using 6000 glide bombs per month," Serhiy Kuzhan, a Ukrainian defence analyst, told the BBC.

"It would be important to have a French air to air system, with a 200km range, because Russians have their own system with a range of 230km."

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It's a long term deal with limited immediate help, but better than nothing.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-17 05:31 PM | Reply

Another view ...

Macron and Zelensky sign letter of intent for Ukraine to buy up to 100 Rafale fighter jets
www.france24.com

... In a boost for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion, the accord also paves the way for Kyiv to acquire the new generation SAMP-T air defence system under development, as well as radar systems and drones.

Macron said the accord signed at Villacoublay air base would bolster Ukraine's defences in the face of "unacceptable attacks by Russia" and what he described as Moscow's "addiction to war".

This agreement aims to put "France's industrial and technological excellence at the service of Ukraine and therefore of Europe," the French president told a joint press conference.

Hailing a "historic" accord that will also create jobs in Ukraine, Zelensky said Kyiv may consider co-production of Rafale warplanes in the future. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-17 08:18 PM | Reply

(and I do thank a local PBS station for providing the France 24 nightly news broadcast ...)

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-17 08:20 PM | Reply

French "Fighter" Jets?

Fast light and very quick. They have a feature called "super cruise".

Now they can fly very quickly and safely to a NATO country when things fall apart as Trumpy dithers.

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-18 12:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Definitely the American president's fault that Ukraine won't lower their draft age.

#5 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-11-19 08:08 AM | Reply

Definitely the American traitor president's fault that we turned our backs our allies

#6 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-11-19 09:06 AM | Reply

Stinky's ready to surrender to his superiors in Moscow.

www.axios.com

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-19 09:08 AM | Reply

Definitely the American traitor president's fault that we turned our backs our allies

#6 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-11-19 09:06 AM | Reply

"In August 2025, the U.S. approved an $825 million sale of extended-range missiles and navigation systems to Ukraine."

The only thing that's changed is who's paying the defense contractors for replenishment. In this case, the gear is all American and other NATO members foot the bill.

#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-11-19 11:15 AM | Reply

For the dense, that means Republicans are, as usual, giant hypocrites and nothing they tell MAGA is real.

#9 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-11-19 11:17 AM | Reply