France’s First Upgraded Mirage 2000D Enters Test Campaign

Mirage 2000D fighter and Mica IR air-to-air missiles
The Mirage 2000D upgrade features a gun pod (forward left) and Mica IR air-to-air missiles (at the wing tips).
Credit: Damien Charrit/Dassault Aviation
The delivery of the first upgraded Mirage 2000D fighter confirms France’s choice to use it as a relatively low-cost asset as long as possible. The midlife update (MLU) program breathes new life into an attack aircraft that has proved its worth in Africa’s Sahel region, fighting terrorists as part of...

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