28 October 2013

News Story: First upgraded Mirage fighter for IAF undergoes flight test

IAF Mirage 2000 at Aero India 2009 (Image: Wiki Commons)

NEW DELHI (PTI): Under IAF's over Rs 10,000 crore modernisation programme, the first Mirage 2000, upgraded by its manufacturer, has successfully completed its maiden flight at an air base in France.

India had signed an upgrade programme worth over Rs 10,000 crore with the French manufacturer Dassault Aviation for upgrading the fleet of its Mirage 2000 aircraft.

"The upgraded Mirage 2000 has successfully completed its maiden flight on schedule as envisaged by the campaign programme," Dassault Aviation said.

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