Dassault Mirage 2000

Mirage 2000
A Mirage 2000C of the French Air Force in 1999
General information
TypeMultirole fighter aircraft
National originFrance
ManufacturerDassault Aviation
StatusIn service
Primary usersFrench Air and Space Force
Number built601[1]
History
Manufactured1978–2007
Introduction dateJuly 1984
First flight10 March 1978[2]
VariantsDassault Mirage 2000N/2000D
Developed intoDassault Mirage 4000

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 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.

  1. ^ "Last Mirage 2000s delivered". Interavia Business & Technology. 22 December 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ Spick 2000, p. 420.