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hey folks big news from the skies
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Ukraine just got a fresh batch of french
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Mirage 2000 fighter jets because
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apparently f-16s weren't enough of a
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headache for Russia I hope you feel the
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need for speed because the first Mirage
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2000s have just officially touched down
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in Ukraine courtesy of the French wait
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this is a French video uh we miss you
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now fly L is magnic and remember always
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respect la in the cockpit HH I don't
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think French people actually dress like
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that but of course I am French why do
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you think I have this adous accent you
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American pig
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dog thanks and all my viewers in France
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just unsubscribed fantastic all right so
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maybe French Pilots don't actually hand
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out baguettes before missions but hey if
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they did I wouldn't be mad Ukrainian
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Pilots who've been training in France
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for months
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actually flew these mirages home a huge
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upgrade from the early War days when
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Ukraine was relying on Old Soviet migs
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and suco they were already outdated back
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when noia brick phones were cutting edge
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Tech now to be fair Russia still flies
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migs and suco too but with one major
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difference they've been upgrading theirs
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incrementally over the years Ukraine's
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not so much but with the Mirage 2000s
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that problem just got a whole lot
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smaller hey friends Wes here and for
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those who aren't Aviation nerds here's
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the short version The Mirage is a single
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engine Delta wi fighter built by desault
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Aviation it's fast mock 2.2 fast
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manuverable and unlike Russia's aging
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Fleet equipped with modern radar and
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avionics though it may be getting a bit
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long in the tooth compared to the newer
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Raphael this aircraft is still a
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formidable dog fighter with a max speed
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of over
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2,336 kmph and a combat range that
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allows it to loiter for over 2 and 1/2
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hours at 150 nautical miles from home
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The Mirage 2000 variant the one that
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Ukraine is getting is an advanced
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version with upgraded avionics better
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radar and the ability to engage multiple
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targets at once it features the rdy
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pulse Doppler radar which allows it to
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track up to eight enemy aircraft
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simultaneously while engaging four at
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the same time that's a serious Advantage
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when facing Russia's dwindling yet still
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dangerous Fleet of su30sm
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Mirage 2000 is no slouch when it comes
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to Firepower Ukraine's new birds will be
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armed with Micah air-to-air missiles now
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these are radar and infrared guided
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missiles with a range of up to 80 km
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making them a deadly threat to Russian
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Jets and drones alike Ukraine will also
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receives scalp EG cruise missiles with a
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range of over 250 km these stealthy
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missiles will allow Ukraine to strike
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deep into Russian occupied territory
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hitting high value targets without
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putting Pilots In Harm's Way now the AFU
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has already been using the
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aforementioned aasm Hammer bombs that
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we've talked about on this channel
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before these modular Precision guided
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Munitions can be launched from a
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distance perfect for taking out Rush and
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fortifications and command centers
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without needing to fly directly over the
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battlefield and finally The Mirage
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boasts twin 30 mm cannons while missiles
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and bombs do most of the heavy lifting
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nothing quite beats a pair of
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high-powered cannons when an enemy
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aircraft gets too close for comfort but
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one of the biggest threats to Ukrainian
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Pilots isn't Russian Fighters it's the
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extensive network of service to- a
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missile systems Russia has deployed
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across occupied territories to survive
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in such a high-threat environment The
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Mirage 2000 has been upgraded with new
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electronic warfare capabilities
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including radar warning receivers that
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will alert Pilots when they're being
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targeted by enemy radar jamming systems
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designed to throw off enemy radar and
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missile tracking and chaff and flare
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dispensers these are essential for
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evading incoming missiles especially the
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notorious S400 systems that Russia loves
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to boast about so how do the mirages
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compare to the the F-16 well before
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Ukraine Got Its Hands On The Mirage 2000
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Fighters it was already operating the
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F-16 am BM block 15 midlife update or
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mlu variants generously donated by
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European NATO members like the
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Netherlands Denmark Norway Belgium and
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Greece despite the media hype around
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Ukraine's f-16s their arrival didn't
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magically tip the scales overnight
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leading some armchair analysts to scoff
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at the idea that adding The Mirage 2000
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would make much of a difference but
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here's where things get interesting
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while some assume the Mirage 2000 is
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just another fast-moving annoyance for
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Russian Pilots it actually brings a big
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Advantage the ability to launch Storm
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Shadow missiles natively one of the most
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feared weapons in Ukraine's Arsenal
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Ukraine has already been using the Aging
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su4 Mr bomber to lob Storm Shadow
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missiles at Russian Target targets with
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pretty good success the British and
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French mbda team even managed to mcgyver
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the missile onto Soviet era Su 24s using
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old tornado jet pylons the catch well
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the integration is far from perfect the
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missile likely has to be pre-programmed
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before takeoff and there's little to no
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integration with the Su 24's flight
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systems essentially turn into a flying
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Launchpad The Mirage 2000 however solves
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this problem with full integration into
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the aircraft's flight and weapons
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Management Systems the marage can deploy
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the Storm Shadow with much greater
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accuracy flexibility and reliability
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something Russia's air defense network
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is definitely not excited about another
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Advantage The Mirage 2000 is a smaller
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more Nimble launch platform compared to
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Ukraine's lumbering tactical bomber the
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s24 that makes it harder for Russian
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Radars to detect before it gets
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dangerously close and given that
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Russia's air defenses have already been
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struggling to keep up with Ukraine's
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creative missile tactics throwing a
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stealthier delivery system into the mix
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is not going to make their job any
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easier this leads us to the real reason
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Ukraine's Storm Shadow attacks have
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slowed recently there's been a
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noticeable drop in Ukraine Storm Shadow
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strikes leading some to speculate that
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keev is running low on missiles but
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let's be real Ukraine's allies
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particularly France still have plenty of
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scout missiles which are basically storm
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Shadow's twin brother the real issue is
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a dwindling number of su 24 bombers to
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launch them enter the Mirage 2000s with
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these French jets in play Ukraine can
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restart its longrange missile campaign
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without relying on its fragile and
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increasingly scarce su2 24 Fleet and
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given Russia's tendency to adapt at a
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snail's pace that means means a fresh
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headache from moscow's air defense
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planners unlike the F-16 program which
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has faced delays due to Pilot training
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bottlenecks and spare part shortages the
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mirage's integration appears to be
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moving at a faster Pace predictably
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Russia has dismissed The Mirage
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deliveries as irrelevant while
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simultaneously claiming that their air
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defenses will neutralize them within
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days this is the same narrative Moscow
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pushed when himars leopard tanks and
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Patriot missile systems arrived in
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Ukraine only to later admit that each
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posed serious challenges to Russian
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forces but reality is catching up unlike
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Ukraine which continues to receive new
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and upgraded aircraft Russia's Air Force
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is facing severe attrition Western
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sanctions have crippled moscow's ability
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to produce modern aircraft at scale and
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the loss of skilled Pilots many of whom
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cannot be easily replaced has further
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eroded Russia's combat Effectiveness if
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f6s are Ukraine's Mavericks then the
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Mirage 2000s are their Iceman cool
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calculated and about to make some
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Russian Pilots reconsider their life
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choices with every Western aircraft
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Ukraine gets the balance in the skies
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shifts just a little more and while the
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Mirage 2000 isn't The Final Answer
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there's still talk of Sweden sending
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griin which honestly would be a changer
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of the game so to speak this is a huge
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step in the right direction the
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Griffin's short Runway capabil abilities
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make it perfect for Ukraine's
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decentralized air operations if this
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deal goes through Russia's Air Force
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will have an even bigger problem so to
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summarize Ukraine now has mirages Russia
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has a new problem and somewhere in
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Moscow someone's furiously rewriting
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propaganda to explain why these Jets
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won't matter that's it for today friends
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if you've made it this far in the video
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what's happening right now in the United
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States is
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heartbreaking by now you probably know
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that I am not Maga the question is how
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much will people be able to speak out
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against the regime until we're silenced
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I may have to move down under KY anyways
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the heroes Crimea is Ukraine
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