![](https://i.imgur.com/CLvY2jA.png")
29-05-2024, 08:01 PM
A NATO country says it could join Ukraine's war with Russia if 2 conditions are met. His remarks about French soldiers defending Ukraine are among the most hawkish by a Western leader.
France Doubles Down on Weapons to Ukraine, Top Official Says Russia Leaves No Option but Arms Build-Up. Precision-guided AASM bombs will be rigged for Danish and Dutch F-16 fighter jets Ukraine expects in May or June. Paris also plans to send excellent howitzers and old Africa-capable vehicles
France is fully committed to throwing its military-industrial might behind Ukraine’s war effort, and Paris’ immediate priority is arming Kyiv with high-tech precision-guided bombs and advanced artillery pieces, French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a govt presentation to media called “Industrial Strengthening: Arms and Munitions,” Lecornu said his govt intends to overhaul France’s military production, increase capacity and output, & that the Ukrainian military will receive a healthy share of the weaponry.
French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) and French Ambassador to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins stand in front of the memorial wall of soldiers who fell during the Russo-Ukrainian war in Kyiv during a Dec. 28 2022 visit to the Ukrainian capital. Photo AFP
Advertisement
Russian aggression in Europe has forced France to take steps to re-arm and improve its ability to protect itself from conventional military threats, and committing the resources to arm Ukraine is a key piece of that strategy, the defense minister said during a meeting with reporters lasting almost two hours.
Lecornu told reporters France in 2024 intends to manufacture 600 AASM guided bombs and that production will double to 1,200 in 2025, and that deliveries to Ukraine should continue as planned.
One of the most sophisticated bomb guidance systems manufactured, AASM or Armement Air-Sol Modulair is a guidance kit fitted to a conventional bomb that uses flip-out wings, a laser-seeker, inertial guidance, GPS positioning, movable control fins and a small rocket engine to fly a munition to precise locations.
France Doubles Down on Weapons to Ukraine, Leaves No Option but Arms Build-Up Precision-guided AASM bombs will be rigged for Danish and Dutch F-16 fighter jets going to Ukraine.
France Doubles Down on Weapons to Ukraine, Top Official Says Russia Leaves No Option but Arms Build-Up. Precision-guided AASM bombs will be rigged for Danish and Dutch F-16 fighter jets Ukraine expects in May or June. Paris also plans to send excellent howitzers and old Africa-capable vehicles
France is fully committed to throwing its military-industrial might behind Ukraine’s war effort, and Paris’ immediate priority is arming Kyiv with high-tech precision-guided bombs and advanced artillery pieces, French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a govt presentation to media called “Industrial Strengthening: Arms and Munitions,” Lecornu said his govt intends to overhaul France’s military production, increase capacity and output, & that the Ukrainian military will receive a healthy share of the weaponry.
French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) and French Ambassador to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins stand in front of the memorial wall of soldiers who fell during the Russo-Ukrainian war in Kyiv during a Dec. 28 2022 visit to the Ukrainian capital. Photo AFP
Advertisement
Russian aggression in Europe has forced France to take steps to re-arm and improve its ability to protect itself from conventional military threats, and committing the resources to arm Ukraine is a key piece of that strategy, the defense minister said during a meeting with reporters lasting almost two hours.
Lecornu told reporters France in 2024 intends to manufacture 600 AASM guided bombs and that production will double to 1,200 in 2025, and that deliveries to Ukraine should continue as planned.
One of the most sophisticated bomb guidance systems manufactured, AASM or Armement Air-Sol Modulair is a guidance kit fitted to a conventional bomb that uses flip-out wings, a laser-seeker, inertial guidance, GPS positioning, movable control fins and a small rocket engine to fly a munition to precise locations.
France Doubles Down on Weapons to Ukraine, Leaves No Option but Arms Build-Up Precision-guided AASM bombs will be rigged for Danish and Dutch F-16 fighter jets going to Ukraine.
