The
Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine
fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by
Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter based on the
Mirage III for the
French Air Force (
Armée de l'Air). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations. The variants include the
Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5 and several export variants. Over 600 aircraft were built and it has been in service with nine nations.