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).

1 day ago · A Mirage 2000-5F fighter jet takes off from an air base in France on March 13, 2022. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images) PARIS — Ukraine received the first Mirage 2000 fighter jets promised ...

1 day ago · Two Mirage 2000-5s of the French Air Force "Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes" in flight. (Image credit: Dassault Aviation - C. Cosmao)

2 days ago · France on Thursday delivered a first consignment of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine to help Kyiv defend its airspace against Russia, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday. “The first of these aircraft have arrived in Ukraine today,” Lecornu said on X, without saying how many had been delivered.

1 day ago · A Taiwanese Air Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet taxis on the runway, during the Sky Dragon aerial drill, at an airbase in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on 7 November, 2024 (Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images)

1 day ago · The exact number of aircraft delivered was not specified, though previous reports said that France was set to supply three Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine during the first quarter of 2025. The Mirage 2000 is a French single-engined fighter jet made by Dassault Aviation. It can fly nearly 1,000 miles using just its internal fuel.

1 day ago · Of the 26 Mirage 2000-5 aircraft owned by the French air force, six were to be transferred to Ukraine, according to a budget report published by France’s National Assembly lower house.

1 day ago · PARIS — The first French-made fighter jets donated to Kyiv reached Ukraine today, the French government announced. "On June 6, 2024, [President] Emmanuel Macron announced the delivery of French Mirage 2000s to Ukraine. ... Mirage 2000-5s are used for NATO missions, among others. Ukraine also operates U.S.-made F-16s donated by countries ...

May 4, 2022 · Though the Mirage 2000 bears a superficial resemblance to the dynasty of Dassault’s “delta-winged” fighters that preceded it, the aircraft featured marked advances over the earlier Mirages in structure, aerodynamics, propulsion, and systems.

Jun 7, 2024 · Mirage 2000-5: The Mirage 2000-5, equipped with a single SNECMA M53-P2 engine, achieves a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a combat radius of about 1,550 kilometers. It features advanced...