The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air. - Wilbur Wright Quote
Role: Multirole fighter aircraft
National origin: France
Manufacturer: Dassault Aviation
First flight: 10 March 1978
Introduced: June 1984
Primary users: French Air Force, Indian Air Force, United Arab Emirates Air Force, Republic of China Air Force
Number built: 611
Unit cost: US$23 million
Developed from: Dassault Mirage III
Variants: Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D, Dassault Mirage 4000
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