France is Sending Ukraine the French Mirage Fighter to Alleviate F-16 Woes

Vive la France!

A French Mirage 2000 C taxiing on Bodø Air Base during exercise Trident juncture 18. Dvids. Public domain

In Ukraine’s fight for its skies, the delivery of Mirage 2000 fighter jets from France has emerged as a potentially iterative, if not entirely flawless, development.

Here’s my quick take: More is certainly better for Ukraine. But the Mirage is not nea…