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17 hours ago · The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine, delta wing, fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force ( Armée de l'air ). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants ...
- 10 March 1978
- Dassault Aviation
17 hours ago · However, the Mirage 2000’s status as the most potent aircraft was short-lived after Taiwan acquired more modern fighter variants and upgraded existing F-16s. In the middle of last year, Taiwan was reported to be upgrading and modernizing its Mirage 2000 fighters due to anticipated delays in receiving 66 new F-16C/D Block 70 fighter jets ...
3 days ago · Project ROSE (Retrofit Of Strike Element) was an upgrade programme launched by the Pakistan Air Force to upgrade old Dassault Mirage III and Mirage 5 aircraft with modern avionics. In the early 1990s, the PAF procured 50 ex-Australian Mirage III fighters, 33 of which were selected after an inspection to undergo upgrades.
- 17 November 1956
- Dassault Aviation
- 1422
3 days ago · The French firm of Avions Marcel Dassault were among the leading innovators in high performance military aircraft design in the 1950s & 1960s. Their Mirage III delta-wing design first flown in November 1956 became the first western aircraft to reach Mach 2 in level flight. Production versions were sold to many foreign air forces. The Mirage IIIO was selected to replace the CAC Sabre in RAAF ...
4 days ago · The first Mirage IIIA flew in May 1958, and eventually was clocked at Mach 2.2, making it the first European aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight. The tenth IIIA was rolled out in December 1959. One was fitted with a Rolls-Royce Avon 67 engine with thrust of 71.1 kN (16,000 lbf) as a test model for Australian evaluation, with the name ...
- Dassault
- 49 ft, 3 in (15.02 m)
- One, trainer--two
- Intercept
3 days ago · The Taiwanese Air Force operates a modern, mostly Western-built fighter and support aircraft fleet. The combat aircraft of the Air Force include the Northrop F-5, AIDC F-CK-1, Dassault Mirage 2000, and F-16 Fighting Falcon. Beyond fighter jets, the Air Force also operates reconnaissance, support, patrol, and transport planes and unmanned aerial ...
3 days ago · The program was launched when the United States refused to sell Taiwan a handful of fourth-generation fighter jets. These aircraft still serve a key purpose in the Taiwanese Air Force, and 26 have been converted into trainer variants. The French-built Dassault Mirage 2000 is another key piece of the organization’s fleet.
