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single-engine fighter Dassault Mirage 2000
In recent decades, light single-engine fighters, such as the French Mirage 2000, the American F-16 or the Swedish Gripen, have lost their appeal to world air forces, in the face of heavier and more versatile aircraft. like the F-35 or the Rafale . However, these devices had formed…
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Last November, the Indonesian authorities announced that they had released an envelope of €3.9 billion to finance the acquisition of a second tranche of 18 new Rafale aircraft from Dassault Aviation as part of a global acquisition commitment of 42 devices, as well as the 12 Qatari Mirage 2000-5 EDA and DDA as a solution…
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Like many other air forces using the aircraft, such as in Greece or India, the Mirage 2000-5 is an aircraft particularly appreciated by pilots of the Taiwanese air forces and popular with the country's public opinion. . Fast, very maneuverable and equipped with Magic 2 air-to-air missiles…
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The delivery of combat aircraft was one of the issues of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's latest European tour. And in fact, the subject was discussed with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as well as French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. If…
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Fast, agile, powerful and well-armed, the ancestor of the Rafale , the Mirage III is undoubtedly a legend of military fighter aviation in the world. In the hands of Israeli pilots, Dassault Aviation's single-engine delta-wing fighter won against Arab MiGs and Hunters during the…
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While the “all- Rafale ” fleet of the Air and Space Force will only come into operation beyond 2030, the resumption of Mirage 2000-9s from the United Arab Emirates would offer a waiting solution then as international tensions continue to grow. The next French military programming law, which will cover the…
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For several weeks, the very day after the agreement given by Washington and Berlin regarding the delivery of heavy tanks, President Zelensky and his government have undertaken to put pressure on their Western allies to obtain a new type of equipment. defense, and not the least, since it is…
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Obviously, the Indonesian authorities seem convinced by the French fighter planes! Indeed, after having signed, in February 2022, a letter of intent to order 42 Rafale aircraft from Dassault Aviation, then having paid, in September, the first deposit for 6 of these aircraft, Jakarta has just obtained…
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For 3 years, demonstrations of force on the part of Beijing towards its Taiwanese neighbor have become commonplace, in particular when it comes to ostentatiously showing the displeasure of the Chinese authorities with regard to certain Taiwanese initiatives or the United States, such as the sale of military equipment or…
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On March 10, 1978, the Mirage 2000 prototype took off for the first time. Intended to replace the Air Force's Mirage III/V and IV, the aircraft was an undeniable success, both from a technological and operational point of view. operational and commercial, with 601 devices produced, half of which dedicated to export…
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