Ukraine War Thread Part 2

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Originally Posted by B Fraser

I was talking specifically about kit that was perfectly serviceable but had expired. You will be well aware of the shelf life of "energetics" as a case in point.

The rather specialist vehicles in your links may neither be suitable nor wanted in Ukraine. See also for example.... Australia to lease five H135s from UK for Black Hawk pilot training | News | Flight Global

Perhaps we can discuss in 25 years time.

THE H135 are brand new, purchased to replace the NI Gazelle's, but things changed and they became surplus to requirements. Ukraine IS operating a lot of the Warthogs, so they are in demand, especially in mud season.