The Mirage 2000D underwent a mid-life update to better adapt to the demands of contemporary conflicts and continue to fly ...

Currently housing the Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes, flying Mirage 2000-5Fs in the QRA role, the air base will be used from 2032 exclusively by two squadrons of the new build Rafale F5 ...

The French Air and Space Force has declared its upgraded Dassault Mirage 2000D combat aircraft to be fully operational.

LONDON—The French Air Force has declared its fleet of upgraded Dassault Mirage 2000D ready for the front line. Fifty of the ...

In an era dominated by rapid technological leaps and sixth-generation ambitions, France has made a bold, calculated move that ...

The French air force will also receive additional Dassault-made Rafale warplanes, in part to replace the Mirage jets France has transferred to Ukraine, Mr Macron said. “We are going to increase ...

The resulting Rafale jet was developed to replace a wide range of aircraft, including the Jaguar, Mirage, the F-8P Crusader, the Super Etendard, and other platforms. Notably, the Rafale is nearly ...

The fleet of 12 Mirage 2000-5 jets is intended to bridge the air force over until the delivery of a new fleet of French fighters beginning in early 2026. The delivery of the first batch of Rafale ...

Delivering an address during a visit on Tuesday to an air base in eastern France, Macron said the new Rafale jets will partly replace the Mirage aircraft gifted to Ukraine. The French government ...

The comments on March 18 came as Macron said two Rafale squadrons will be stood up at the base to replace the Mirage 2000 fighters... Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space.

The leaders of the EU's 27 member states, meeting in Brussels on Thursday, are seeking to reach a compromise despite their differences in resources, ideological orientation and geographical location.