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| A Mirage 2000C of the French Air Force in 1999 | |
| Role | Multirole fighter aircraft |
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| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation |
| First flight | 10 March 1978 |
| Introduction | July 1984 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | French Air and Space Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Hellenic Air Force Indian Air Force |
| Produced | 1978–2007 |
| Number built | 601 |
| Variants | Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D |
| Developed into | Dassault Mirage 4000 |
The aircraft uses retractable Tricycle landing gear by Messier-Dowty, with twin nosewheels and a single wheel on each main gear. A runway tailhook or a fairing for a brake parachute can be fitted under the tail, which can operate in conjunction with the landing gear's carbon brakes to shorten landing distances. A removable refueling probe can be attached in front of the cockpit, offset slightly to the right of centre
The first aircraft entered service in July 1984 The first operational squadron was formed during the same year, the 50th anniversary of the French Air Force. About 124 Mirage 2000Cs were obtained by the AdA.
French Mirage 2000s were used during the Gulf War, where they flew high-altitude air defence for USAF U-2 spy aircraft, as well as in UN and NATO air operations during the Bosnian War and the Kosovo War. During Operation Deliberate Force, on 30 August 1995, one Mirage 2000D was shot down over Bosnia by a 9K38 Igla shoulder-launched missile fired by air defence units of the Army of Republika Srpska, prompting efforts to obtain improved defensive systems. Both crew members were captured and later released through mediation with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.Ceiling
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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 PZL-104 Wilga is a high-wing cantilever short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) utility aircraft,
Early aircraft were typically powered by the Soviet-designed Ivchenko AI-14R radial engine.
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