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– The Mirage 2000-5 is a modernized version of the Mirage 2000-C.
France reaffirms its support for Ukraine. During an interview given to France 2 and TF1, Thursday June 6, on the sidelines of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, Emmanuel Macron announced new aid measures in favor of Volodymyr’s army Zelensky to help him fight against the Russians. To allow kyiv to “protect your soil and airspace”the President of the Republic indicated that France will deliver “during this year” of the Mirage 2000-5.
This French fighter plane is produced by the Dassault group and was put into service in 1999, recalls The Parisian. With a wingspan of 9.13 m, it measures nearly 15 m long and reaches 5.20 m high, for a weight of 16.5 tonnes. This combat aircraft is used by the Air Force during air policing missions on national territory, but also during external operations. This device is a modernized version of the Mirage 2000-Chigh altitude and high speed air defense aircraft, specify our colleagues.
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Simultaneous firing of MICA anti-aircraft missiles
France currently has 40 Mirage 2000-5/Cs, which are located at the air bases of Orange-Caritat, in Vaucluse, Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur, in Haute-Saône, and Djibouti, in South Africa. ‘East. Ultra-powerful, this aircraft model can reach speed Mach 2.2, or 2.2 times the speed of sound. It is, furthermore, equipped “screen instruments”but also a new radar, capable of shoot multiple targets simultaneously with MICA anti-aircraft missiles (Missile for Interception, Combat and Self-Defense).
Emmanuel Macron also announced the launch of a training so that Ukrainian pilots learn how to use this device. This should last between five and six months and would be implemented this summer. This Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet several French industrialists, including representatives of Dassault Aviation, according to information from The gallery.
