Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed as next Indian Air Force Vice ChiefAir Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will become the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff on July 1. He currently serves as the Chief of Integrated Defen...
05 Jun, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Ukrainian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter goes down, the crash site is far away from Russian frontlinesIn a dramatic turn of events, a Mirage 2000 fighter jet belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force went down in Volyn Oblast during a routine tra...
23 Jul, 2025, 12.21 PM IST
France delivers first Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine: MinisterFrance has delivered the first batch of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine, assisting Kyiv in defending its airspace against Russia. Thi...
06 Feb, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
IAF plane crash: Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft crashes in Madhya PradeshA twin-seater Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed near Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, during a routine training sortie ...
06 Feb, 2025, 05.26 PM IST
India, Qatar discuss sale of Mirage 2000 fighters to IAFA team from Qatar is in New Delhi to discuss the sale of Mirage 2000 fighters to the Indian Air Force, enhancing combat strength amidst ret...
21 Jun, 2024, 11.30 PM IST
IAF gets two Mirage 2000 fighters from France to strengthen combat aircraft fleetThe two aircraft were acquired by the Indian Air Force as part of the programme to make up the number of aircraft in the Mirage fighter fle...
25 Nov, 2021, 02.30 PM IST
Indian Air Force signs deal with French Air Force to purchase phased out Mirage aircraft"A squadron of the French Mirage jets had been phased out some time ago. On August 31, a contract was signed for acquiring these phased-out...
20 Sep, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
Why Mirage of ’80s is IAF’s ‘weapon of choice’Armed with hastily rigged laser-guided bombs, the fighters had during the Kargil war launched strikes on Tiger Hill, Point 4388 and Muntho ...
27 Feb, 2019, 12.31 PM IST
IAF Mirage 2000: The plane that pounded Jaish targets across LoCIndia pounded multiple terror camps across LoC. Leading this offensive were 12 Mirage jets.
26 Feb, 2019, 08.33 PM IST
Landing of IAF's Mirage-2000 on Yamuna Expressway: India joins China, Pakistan with 'road runways'Officers said the aim of the exercise was to activate road runways on different highways around the country.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.11 PM IST
Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft to be upgraded with multi-function displaysMirage 2000 will be installed with multi-function displays under an Indo-French partnership, as part of a programme to enhance the operatio...
14 Jul, 2018, 03.59 PM IST
Amid stalled fighter projects, upgraded Mirage-2000 cheers IAFIndia has gone in for a mix of upgrades and inductions like Sukhoi-30MKIs to maintain its operational readiness against China and Pakistan.
30 Mar, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Dassault Rafale downs Eurofighter Typhoon to bag $11-billion order to supply fighter jets to the Indian Air ForceDassault Aviation has emerged as the lowest bidder for the $11-billion ( 55,000 crore) contract to supply 126 fighter jets to the IAF.
01 Feb, 2012, 01.44 PM IST
- Cabinet clears Rs 6,600cr French missile deal
India has cleared the Rs 6,600-crore acquisition of 490 French advanced missile systems to arm the Mirage-2000 fighter jets, which are bein...
05 Jan, 2012, 05.15 AM IST
- Indo-French upgrade deal for Mirage-2000 fighters, project cost 15k cr
India will ink the upgrade deal for Mirage-2000 fighters with France in the not too distant future but questions continue to be raised abou...
07 Dec, 2010, 11.31 AM IST
- France offers longer range 'air to air' missiles
France has offered to upgrade India’s 51 frontline Mirage 2000 fighters in a “compressed delivery time-frame”, which could prove a boon to ...
08 Nov, 2008, 01.57 AM IST
- Govt signs deal to upgrade 51 Mirage fighters
As part of steps to keep the country's air power capability at optimal level, India has signed a billion-Euro deal to upgrade its 51 Mirage...
28 Apr, 2008, 03.56 PM IST