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Mirage 4000: France’s Forgotten Interceptor

Mirage 4000: France’s Forgotten Interceptor

In the late 1970s, France quietly began developing a powerful new fighter intended to rival the world’s best—an aircraft comparable in size and ambition to the F-15. Known as the Mirage 4000, this twin-engine interceptor promised exceptional speed, range, and...

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The Dassault Rafale

The Dassault Rafale

The Dassault Rafale, a French 4.5-generation multirole fighter with canard delta wings, supercruise M88 engines, and SPECTRA defenses, excels in air-to-air, ground, maritime, and nuclear strikes via Meteor, SCALP, and Exocet weapons. Variants C/B/M serve France and...

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RAAF Mirage IIIO [A3]

RAAF Mirage IIIO [A3]

RAAF Mirage IIIO, Australia's first supersonic fighter selected in 1961 over F-104, equipped No. 75 Squadron from 1965 with 100 single-seat IIIO and 16 IIID trainers powered by Atar engines. Deployed to Malaysia, forming Deltas aerobatic team, extended via boron...

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