Summary and Key Points: The Mirage 2000, introduced by Dassault in 1978, was designed as a lightweight replacement for the Mirage III. Known for its delta-wing design, the Mirage 2000 offered ...

French officials expressed concern over high-altitude objects beyond 20 km, an area which is becoming increasingly contested.

The Mirage 4000 was a larger and more powerful version of the Mirage 2000, designed as a multirole strike fighter aircraft. It was designed to compete with fighter jets like the American F-15 in ...

Mirage 2000-5 in flight. (Image credit: French Air Force) Mirage for Ukraine. As mentioned, France first announced the willingness to provide some of its Mirage 2000s to Ukraine in June 2024, in ...

Mirage 2000-5s can deploy anti-ship Exocet missiles and AS 37 anti-radar projectiles, Kevliuk added. The jets can also conduct strikes using long-range bombs, such as the AASM Hammer, and ...

24/7 Wall St. Insights: The Mirage 2000 is by far one of the most iconic and high-performance fighter jets in the French Air and Space Force Designed by Dassault Aviation and introduced in 1979 ...

The Mirage 2000 may enhance Ukraine’s aerial power but will probably do little to change the stagnant ongoing war. Though the aircraft won't be enough to turn the tide in Kyiv's favor, they may ...

The Mirage 2000 jets arrived with Ukrainian pilots on board, after several months of training in France, Lecornu said in a post on X. “They will now participate in defending the skies of Ukraine.” ...

Ukraine’s Air Force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from France, along with F-16s from the Netherlands.

The Mirage 2000-5 is a multirole, single-engine fighter jet developed by French manufacturer Dassault. It is a fourth-generation fighter, as are the U.S.-made F-16s Ukraine is now operating.

The Mirages may fly ground-attack missions. According to La Tribune, the French tweaked the air-defense Mirage 2000-5s not only to carry SCALP-EGs, but also to haul the Hammer glide-bombs Ukraine ...

Designing the Mirage 2000. When the Mirage 2000 rolled off the assembly line, it featured a delta-wing construction. Specifically, the jet had low-set, thin wings with a leading edge swept back at ...