#Fighter Jets
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![A Russian Su-57 fighter performs a flight demonstration at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, November 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian Su-57 fighter performs a flight demonstration at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, November 2024. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian Su-57E stealth fighter performs a display flight at the Dubai Airshow 2025, November 17. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian Su-57E stealth fighter performs a display flight at the Dubai Airshow 2025, November 17. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A French Navy Rafale jet on the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush during the “Chesapeake 2018” joint deployment, May 12, 2018. (ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)]( "A French Navy Rafale jet on the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush during the “Chesapeake 2018” joint deployment, May 12, 2018. (ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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- Latest news
As Ukraine outlines plans to acquire up to 100 French Rafale fighter jets, the long-term costs could stretch well beyond the estimated €22.5 billion price tag. With another major jet deal already under discussion with Sweden, what will it really take for Kyiv to rebuild its air force for the next 40 years?![Ukraine to Receive Rafale Fighter Jets From France—What They Bring to the Battlefield]( "Ukraine to Receive Rafale Fighter Jets From France—What They Bring to the Battlefield")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukraine and France have signed a long-term defense cooperation pact, under which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Emmanuel Macron agreed to deepen military coordination for the next decade. Among the key elements of the agreement is the potential transfer of French Rafale multirole fighter jets—a type Ukraine has never operated before.![Ukrainian MiG-29 Uses US JDAM-ER Bombs to Destroy Key Russian Crossing in Zaporizhzhia, Video]( "Ukrainian MiG-29 Uses US JDAM-ER Bombs to Destroy Key Russian Crossing in Zaporizhzhia, Video")
-1690bde5e23440c54efe52994bcb2ce2.jpg "Ukraine to Receive Rafale Fighter Jets From France—What They Bring to the Battlefield")
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-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")