JohninMK wrote: @Rybar on Ukrainian planes, 300km cruise missiles and Poland
An Su-24M bomber will move to Poland in the coming days from the airfield of the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force in Starokonstantinov (Khmelnitsky region).
Western experts intend to determine the feasibility of integrating the Storm Shadow (British version) or SCALP (French) cruise missile into the Su-24M weapon system.
🩸 It is not known for certain which Polish company will evaluate and analyse the aircraft's onboard equipment.
There are two major aircraft repair companies in Poland that could, in theory, retrofit the Ukrainian equipment:
Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze (WZL-2 and WZL-4)
Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze (PZL)
PZL assembles components and parts for the F-16, Typhoon and JAS-39 Gripen fighters at its Melec plant.
🩸 Upgrading the old Soviet Su-24Ms and fitting them with modern missiles in service with several countries is a matter of time.
The integration of AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles onto Ukrainian MiG-29s proved that it is quite feasible to combine NATO weaponry with Soviet-type equipment using a "home-made" method.
If the outcome is positive, the Ukrainian air force will receive a high-precision weapon with an infrared homing head and a range of 250-300km (export version). If it decides to install non-exported missiles, the Shadow has a "native" range of over 500 km.
In theory, this type of missile could easily be used to hit important military and infrastructure targets at long range, such as Russian military airfields deep in the rear.
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