Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D

Mirage 2000N/D
A Mirage 2000D flying over RIAT in 2016
General information
TypeTactical bomber
National originFrance
ManufacturerDassault Aviation
StatusActive (2000D only)
Primary userFrench Air and Space Force
Number built161 (75 Mirage 2000N and 86 Mirage 2000D)[1]
History
First flight3 February 1986
Retired2018 (2000N)
Developed fromMirage 2000

The Dassault Mirage 2000N is a variant of the Mirage 2000 designed for nuclear strike. It formed the core of the French air-based strategic nuclear deterrent. The Mirage 2000D is its conventional attack counterpart.

  1. ^ "The Dassault Mirage 2000 & 4000". Vectorsite. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.