Mirage 2000 | |
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General information | |
Type | Multirole fighter aircraft |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation |
Status | In service |
Primary users | French Air and Space Force |
Number built | 601[1] |
History | |
Manufactured | 1978–2007 |
Introduction date | July 1984 |
First flight | 10 March 1978[2] |
Variants | Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D |
Developed into | Dassault 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.