Dassault Mirage 2000 | mirage 2000
FrenchjetfighteraircraftTheDassaultMirage2000isaFrenchmultirole,single-engine,fourth-generationjetfightermanufacturedbyDassaultAviation.Itwasdesignedinthelate1970sasalightweightfightertoreplacetheMirageIIIfortheFrenchAirForce(Arméedelair).TheMirage2000evolvedintoamultiroleaircraftwithseveralvariantsdeveloped,withsalestoanumberofnations.ItwaslaterdevelopedintotheMirage2000Nand2000Dstrikevariants,theimprovedMirage2000-5,andseveralexportvariants.Over600aircraftwerebuiltandithasbeeninservicewith...
French jet fighter aircraft
The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine, 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 lair). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations. It was later developed into the Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5, and several export variants. Over 600 aircraft were built and it has been in service with nine nations.
Development[edit] Previous projects[edit]The origins of the Mirage 2000 could be traced back to 1965, when France and Britain agreed to develop the "Anglo-French Variable Geometry" (AFVG) swing-wing aircraft. Two years later, France withdrew from the project on grounds of costs, after which Britain would collaborate with West Germany and Italy to ultimately produce the P...