Profile
- Type
- Multirole fighter aircraft
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- France
- Service note
- Introduced in French service in 1984; transferred to Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine War in 2025
Aircraft & UAVs
Mirage 2000
The Mirage 2000 is a French single-engine multirole fighter designed by Dassault Aviation around a delta-wing airframe and SNECMA M53-P2 engine. France transferred Mirage 2000-5 aircraft to Ukraine in 2025, adding a Western fighter type for air-defense missions against Russian missile, drone, and aircraft threats.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Dassault Aviation
- Built in
- France
Service History
- In service
- Introduced by the French Air Force in 1984; Mirage 2000-5 aircraft transferred to Ukraine in 2025
- Used by
- Ukrainian Air Force, French Air and Space Force
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Dassault Aviation
- Designed
- First flight in 1978
- Built by
- Dassault Aviation
- Built in
- France
- Number built
- About 600 aircraft
- Variants
- Mirage 2000-5, Mirage 2000D, Mirage 2000N
Specifications
- Crew
- Single-seat and twin-seat versions
- Engine
- One SNECMA M53-P2 turbofan, 98 kN maximum thrust
- Maximum Speed
- Mach 2.2+
- Operational Ceiling
- 60,000 ft
- Maximum Takeoff Weight
- 38,500 lb
- Armament
- Two 30 mm internal guns on single-seat aircraft and nine external store stations
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
French-supplied Mirage 2000-5 fighters entered Ukrainian service in 2025; official Ukrainian and French sources describe the transfer as part of efforts to strengthen Ukraine's air defense and report early missions defending Ukrainian airspace.
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Mirage 2000Publisher: Dassault Aviation | Note: Official manufacturer page supporting Mirage 2000 background, manufacturer, service introduction, production count, and key specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukraine is set to receive new combat aircraft in 2025Publisher: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War source confirming France's transfer of Mirage-2000s to Ukraine and tying the aircraft to Ukraine's wartime air-defense effort. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Deplacement sur la base aerienne 116 de Luxeuil-Saint-SauveurPublisher: Elysee | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War source stating that Mirage 2000-5 aircraft had departed for Ukraine and that early wartime missions helped Ukrainian pilots defend their country. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Mirage 2000 P1220880.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for a Mirage 2000 photo by David Monniaux, available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike and GFDL license options. | Accessed: 2026-06-20