Last week, the Polish government announced that it was preparing to send four MiG-29s to Ukraine within days. It is the first ally of Kiev to send such fighters, possibly raising the need for Warsaw to acquire other aircraft to replace them, perhaps second-hand.
Britain’s government is willing to help Poland fill the gap in its air force as Warsaw prepares to send some of its Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to help push back the invasion by Russia, but the Polish government has so far not made a formal request for it, according to statements by British Under Secretary of State for Defense James Hippie published in today’s German newspaper Die Welt.
Last week, the Polish government announced that it was preparing to send four MiG-29s to Ukraine within days. It is the first ally of Kiev to send such fighters, possibly raising the need for Warsaw to acquire other aircraft to replace them, perhaps second-hand.
Britain could help fill the gap, as it did when Poland sent T-72 heavy tanks to Ukraine, by offering it Challenger 2 tanks, Mr Hippie explained to Velt.
“We would see it very positively (if there was) a Polish request to fill the gaps that will arise,” insisted the British undersecretary for defence.
Mr Hippi is probably referring to the possibility of giving Poland some of the 30 or so first-generation Eurofighter Typhoon fighters due to be retired in 2025, about 12 of which are in storage, according to a report by specialist website Breaking Defense. But the idea may stumble in the availability of spare parts for them and in general the particularly high cost of maintenance and use of Typhoons, according to the same source.
Source :Skai
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